Grammar parses for passage 7.4.8
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Ἴωνι δὲ τῷ ποιήσαντι τραγῳδίαν ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ συγγραφῇ τοιάδε εἰρημένα, Ποσειδῶνα ἐς τὴν νῆσον ἔρημον οὖσαν ἀφικέσθαι καὶ νύμφῃ τε ἐνταῦθα συγγενέσθαι καὶ ὑπὸ τὰς ὠδῖνας τῆς νύμφης χιόνα ἐξ οὐρανοῦ πεσεῖν ἐς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἀπὸ τούτου Ποσειδῶνα τῷ παιδὶ ὄνομα θέσθαι Χίον·
The sentence has an impersonal construction ἐστὶν ... εἰρημένα with a quoted accusative-and-infinitive sequence; the participle ποιήσαντι is attributive to Ἴωνι, while the later accusative infinitives are coordinated. The attachment of ὑπό to χιόνα is semantically unusual but retained as a causal/temporal prepositional modifier of πεσεῖν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἴωνι | Ἴων | PROPN | Nb-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Dative of reference/association with ἐστίν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | cc | high | |
| 3 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S---mdm- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ποιήσαντι | det | high | |
| 4 | ποιήσαντι | ποιέω | VERB | V-sapamd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 Ἴωνι | acl | high | Attributive aorist participle, ‘who composed’. |
| 5 | τραγῳδίαν | τραγῳδία | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ποιήσαντι | obj | high | |
| 6 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | VERB | V3spia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal/existential verb. |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 συγγραφῇ | case | high | |
| 8 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | S---fdm- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 συγγραφῇ | det | high | |
| 9 | συγγραφῇ | συγγραφή | NOUN | N-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 εἰρημένα | obl | high | Location/source of the written account. |
| 10 | τοιάδε | τοιόσδε | ADJ | A---nfn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 εἰρημένα | amod | medium | Neuter plural ‘the following’; may be substantivized with εἰρημένα. |
| 11 | εἰρημένα | λέγω | VERB | V-prpan--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 6 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Perfect passive participle functioning substantivally: ‘things stated’. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 εἰρημένα | punct | high | |
| 13 | Ποσειδῶνα | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | N-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἀφικέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ἀφικέσθαι. |
| 14 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 16 νῆσον | case | high | |
| 15 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 νῆσον | det | high | |
| 16 | νῆσον | νῆσος | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἀφικέσθαι | obl | high | Goal of motion. |
| 17 | ἔρημον | ἔρημος | ADJ | A-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 νῆσον | amod | high | |
| 18 | οὖσαν | εἰμί | AUX | V-sppafa--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 16 νῆσον | acl | high | Predicative participle agreeing with νῆσον. |
| 19 | ἀφικέσθαι | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V--ana--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 11 εἰρημένα | ccomp | high | First infinitive in the quoted content. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 συγγενέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 21 | νύμφῃ | νύμφη | NOUN | N-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 συγγενέσθαι | obl | high | Dative partner with συγγενέσθαι. |
| 22 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 24 συγγενέσθαι | cc | high | Correlative τε with καί. |
| 23 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D-------- | PronType=Dem | 24 συγγενέσθαι | advmod | high | |
| 24 | συγγενέσθαι | συγγίγνομαι | VERB | V--anm--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 19 ἀφικέσθαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive; shared accusative subject Ποσειδῶνα. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 34 πεσεῖν | cc | high | |
| 26 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 28 ὠδῖνας | case | medium | Preposition with accusative; syntactically/semantically difficult here. |
| 27 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | S---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 28 ὠδῖνας | det | high | |
| 28 | ὠδῖνας | ὠδίν | NOUN | N-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 34 πεσεῖν | obl | medium | Likely temporal/circumstantial phrase, ‘during the birth-pangs’. |
| 29 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | S---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 νύμφης | det | high | |
| 30 | νύμφης | νύμφη | NOUN | N-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 ὠδῖνας | nmod | high | |
| 31 | χιόνα | χιών | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 πεσεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive πεσεῖν. |
| 32 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 33 οὐρανοῦ | case | high | |
| 33 | οὐρανοῦ | οὐρανός | NOUN | N-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 χιόνα | nmod | high | Source of the falling snow. |
| 34 | πεσεῖν | πίπτω | VERB | V--ana--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 19 ἀφικέσθαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive, with χιόνα as accusative subject. |
| 35 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 37 γῆν | case | high | |
| 36 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 37 γῆν | det | high | |
| 37 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 πεσεῖν | obl | high | Goal of falling. |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 34 πεσεῖν | punct | high | |
| 39 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 46 θέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 40 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 41 τούτου | case | high | |
| 41 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | P---ngm- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 46 θέσθαι | obl | high | Cause/source phrase, ‘from this’. |
| 42 | Ποσειδῶνα | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | N-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 46 θέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of θέσθαι. |
| 43 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S---mdm- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 44 παιδὶ | det | high | |
| 44 | παιδὶ | παῖς | NOUN | N-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 46 θέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative recipient/beneficiary. |
| 45 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 46 θέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative object with τίθημι in idiom ‘give a name’. |
| 46 | θέσθαι | τίθημι | VERB | V--anm--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 19 ἀφικέσθαι | conj | high | Final coordinated infinitive. |
| 47 | Χίον | Χίων | PROPN | N-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 46 θέσθαι | obj | high | Predicative/object complement naming the child; form is accusative masculine. |
| 48 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 46 θέσθαι | punct | high |
συγγενέσθαι δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ ἑτέρᾳ νύμφῃ, καὶ γενέσθαι οἱ παῖδας Ἄγελόν τε καὶ Μέλανα·
Infinitival continuation in indirect discourse: αὐτόν is the accusative subject of συγγενέσθαι, while οἱ is a dative possessor/experiencer with γενέσθαι and παῖδας its accusative predicative/subject-like complement; the coordinated infinitives depend on omitted context.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | συγγενέσθαι | συγγίγνομαι | VERB | V--AMN-- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Coordinated infinitival continuation; syntactic attachment to preceding context is omitted. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | Polarity=Pos | 1 συγγενέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 3 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P3ASM-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 1 συγγενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | Polarity=Pos | 8 καὶ | cc | high | |
| 5 | ἑτέρᾳ | ἕτερος | ADJ | A1FS-------- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 νύμφῃ | amod | high | |
| 6 | νύμφῃ | νύμφη | NOUN | N--DSF-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 συγγενέσθαι | obl | medium | Dative complement of συγγενέσθαι, denoting the woman with whom he consorted. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 συγγενέσθαι | punct | high | |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | Polarity=Pos | 9 γενέσθαι | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitival clause with the first. |
| 9 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V--AMN-- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 1 συγγενέσθαι | conj | high | |
| 10 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | P3DSM-------- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 9 γενέσθαι | iobj | medium | Dative of possession/interest: children came to him. |
| 11 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N--PAM-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 γενέσθαι | obj | medium | Accusative complement of γενέσθαι in the idiom 'children were born to him'; syntactic analysis is somewhat construction-dependent. |
| 12 | Ἄγελόν | Ἄγελος | PROPN | Neosm-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 παῖδας | appos | high | First name in apposition to παῖδας. |
| 13 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | Polarity=Pos | 12 Ἄγελόν | cc | high | Correlative enclitic coordinating the two names. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | Polarity=Pos | 15 Μέλανα | cc | high | Coordinates Μέλανα with Ἄγελόν. |
| 15 | Μέλανα | Μέλας | PROPN | Neosm-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 Ἄγελόν | conj | high | Second name coordinated with Ἄγελόν. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 συγγενέσθαι | punct | high |
ἀνὰ χρόνον δὲ καὶ Οἰνοπίωνα ἐς τὴν Χίον κατᾶραι ναυσὶν ἐκ Κρήτης, ἕπεσθαι δέ οἱ καὶ τοὺς παῖδας Τάλον καὶ Εὐάνθην καὶ Μέλανα καὶ Σάλαγόν τε καὶ Ἀθάμαντα.
Two coordinated accusative-and-infinitive clauses are understood: Οἰνοπίωνα κατᾶραι and τοὺς παῖδας ἕπεσθαι; the listed names are appositional to παῖδας.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀνὰ | ἀνά | ADP | PREP | _ | 2 χρόνον | case | high | Preposition with accusative χρόνον. |
| 2 | χρόνον | χρόνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 κατᾶραι | obl | high | Accusative temporal expression. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 κατᾶραι | cc | high | |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 Οἰνοπίωνα | cc | high | Coordinates Οἰνοπίωνα with the preceding discourse. |
| 5 | Οἰνοπίωνα | Οἰνοπίων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 κατᾶραι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive κατᾶραι. |
| 6 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 8 Χίον | case | high | Variant form of εἰς. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 Χίον | det | high | |
| 8 | Χίον | Χίος | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 κατᾶραι | obl | high | Destination, with ἐς. |
| 9 | κατᾶραι | κατάγω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Aorist active infinitive in reported discourse. |
| 10 | ναυσὶν | ναῦς | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 κατᾶραι | obl | high | Means/instrument, by ships. |
| 11 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 Κρήτης | case | high | |
| 12 | Κρήτης | Κρήτη | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ναυσὶν | nmod | high | Origin associated with the ships or voyage. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 κατᾶραι | punct | high | |
| 14 | ἕπεσθαι | ἕπομαι | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 9 κατᾶραι | conj | high | Second coordinated infinitive. |
| 15 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 ἕπεσθαι | cc | high | |
| 16 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | P-D3MS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 14 ἕπεσθαι | iobj | high | Dative of accompaniment/association with ἕπεσθαι, referring to Οἰνοπίων. |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 18 τοὺς | cc | high | |
| 18 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 παῖδας | det | high | |
| 19 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἕπεσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of ἕπεσθαι. |
| 20 | Τάλον | Τάλος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 παῖδας | appos | high | First appositional name identifying the sons. |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 Εὐάνθην | cc | high | |
| 22 | Εὐάνθην | Εὐάνθης | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 Τάλον | conj | high | Second coordinated name. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 Μέλανα | cc | high | |
| 24 | Μέλανα | Μέλας | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 Εὐάνθην | conj | high | Third coordinated name. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 Σάλαγόν | cc | high | |
| 26 | Σάλαγόν | Σάλαγος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 Μέλανα | conj | high | Fourth coordinated name. |
| 27 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 Σάλαγόν | cc | high | Enclitic coordinator paired with καί. |
| 28 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 Ἀθάμαντα | cc | high | |
| 29 | Ἀθάμαντα | Ἀθάμας | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 Σάλαγόν | conj | high | Final coordinated name. |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 κατᾶραι | punct | high |