Grammar parses for passage 8.14.2
Open translation for this passage
τὰ δὲ βάραθρα οἱ Φενεᾶται ταῦτά φασιν εἶναι χειροποίητα, ποιῆσαι δὲ αὐτὰ Ἡρακλέα τηνικαῦτα ἐν Φενεῷ παρὰ Λαονόμῃ τῇ Ἀμφιτρύωνος μητρὶ οἰκοῦντα·
The syntax is a reported speech with δύο infinitival complements after φασιν; the second clause is compressed, with οἰκοῦντα modifying Ἡρακλέα and μητρὶ/Ἀμφιτρύωνος forming a dependent phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 3 βάραθρα | det | high | Article modifying βάραθρα. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 7 φασιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | βάραθρα | βάραθρον | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 φασιν | obj | high | Object of φασιν. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 Φενεᾶται | det | high | Article with substantive ethnicon. |
| 5 | Φενεᾶται | Φενεάτης | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 φασιν | nsubj | high | Subject of φασιν. |
| 6 | ταῦτά | οὗτος | PRON | PD-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 9 χειροποίητα | nsubj | medium | Accusative with infinitive; likely subject of εἶναι. |
| 7 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V-3PPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 8 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 φασιν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of φασιν. |
| 9 | χειροποίητα | χειροποίητος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective in infinitival clause, agreeing with ταῦτά/βάραθρα. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 φασιν | punct | high | Comma. |
| 11 | ποιῆσαι | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 φασιν | xcomp | high | Second infinitival complement reported by φασιν. |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 11 ποιῆσαι | discourse | high | Connective in second clause. |
| 13 | αὐτὰ | αὐτός | PRON | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 11 ποιῆσαι | obj | high | Object of ποιῆσαι. |
| 14 | Ἡρακλέα | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ποιῆσαι | nsubj | high | Subject of infinitive ποιῆσαι. |
| 15 | τηνικαῦτα | τηνικαῦτα | ADV | D | _ | 11 ποιῆσαι | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 16 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 17 Φενεῷ | case | high | Preposition governing Φενεῷ. |
| 17 | Φενεῷ | Φενέος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ποιῆσαι | obl | high | Locative oblique with ἐν. |
| 18 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R | _ | 19 Λαονόμῃ | case | high | Preposition governing Λαονόμῃ. |
| 19 | Λαονόμῃ | Λαονόμη | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ποιῆσαι | obl | high | Oblique with παρὰ. |
| 20 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | A-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 μητρὶ | det | high | Article with μητρὶ. |
| 21 | Ἀμφιτρύωνος | Ἀμφιτρύων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 μητρὶ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of μητρὶ. |
| 22 | μητρὶ | μήτηρ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 οἰκοῦντα | obl | medium | Dative with οἰκοῦντα; perhaps locative/associative nuance. |
| 23 | οἰκοῦντα | οἰκέω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 14 Ἡρακλέα | amod | medium | Participial modifier of Ἡρακλέα; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 24 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 φασιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
γενέσθαι γὰρ Ἀμφιτρύωνα ἐκ Λαονόμης Ἀλκαίῳ τῆς Γούνεω, γυναικὸς Φενεάτιδος, καὶ οὐκ ἐκ τῆς Πέλοπος Λυσιδίκης.
Main clause is an infinitival report with a chain of genitive source expressions; the internal relations of the paired names are somewhat compressed and partly uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V--ANM- | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Infinitive functioning as clause head/quoted infinitival content. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G--------- | _ | 1 γενέσθαι | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | Ἀμφιτρύωνα | Ἀμφιτρύων | PROPN | Ne-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 4 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R--------- | _ | 5 Λαονόμης | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 5 | Λαονόμης | Λαονόμη | PROPN | Ne-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 γενέσθαι | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἐκ. |
| 6 | Ἀλκαίῳ | Ἀλκαῖος | PROPN | Ne-S---MD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 Λαονόμης | nmod | medium | Likely appositional/possessive modifier of Λαονόμης; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 7 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | Pp-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 Γούνεω | det | high | Article modifying Γούνεω. |
| 8 | Γούνεω | Γούνη | PROPN | Ne-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 Ἀλκαίῳ | nmod | medium | Dependent genitive modifying Ἀλκαίῳ; likely a family name/descriptor. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 γενέσθαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 10 | γυναικὸς | γυνή | NOUN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 γενέσθαι | obl | high | Second genitive phrase coordinated by sense, likely appositional to the source expression. |
| 11 | Φενεάτιδος | Φενεᾶτις | ADJ | A-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 γυναικὸς | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying γυναικὸς. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 γενέσθαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 15 ἐκ | cc | high | Coordination marker for the second ἐκ phrase. |
| 14 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D--------- | _ | 15 ἐκ | advmod | high | Negating particle modifying ἐκ phrase. |
| 15 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R--------- | _ | 1 γενέσθαι | obl | high | Second prepositional phrase. |
| 16 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | Pp-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 Λυσιδίκης | det | high | Article modifying Πέλοπος/Λυσιδίκης phrase. |
| 17 | Πέλοπος | Πέλοψ | PROPN | Ne-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 Λυσιδίκης | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent in the final source expression. |
| 18 | Λυσιδίκης | Λυσιδίκη | PROPN | Ne-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἐκ | obl | medium | Head of the final genitive phrase after ἐκ; possibly appositional or coordinated with Πέλοπος. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 γενέσθαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
εἰ δὲ Ἡρακλῆς ἀληθεῖ λόγῳ παρὰ τοὺς Φενεάτας μετῴκησε, πείθοιτο ἄν τις διωχθέντα ἐκ Τίρυνθος ὑπὸ Εὐρυσθέως αὐτὸν οὐκ αὐτίκα ἐς Θήβας, πρότερον δὲ ἐς Φενεὸν ἀφικέσθαι.
The sentence is a conditional with apodosis in optative + ἄν, followed by an indirect-discourse infinitival clause; the participle διωχθέντα is syntactically somewhat ambiguous but best taken with the infinitive construction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 μετῴκησε | mark | high | Conditional particle introducing protasis. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 9 μετῴκησε | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N--MSN--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 μετῴκησε | nsubj | high | Subject of μετῴκησε. |
| 4 | ἀληθεῖ | ἀληθής | ADJ | A--DSN--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 λόγῳ | amod | high | Modifies λόγῳ. |
| 5 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | N--DSM--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 μετῴκησε | obl | high | Adverbial dative, likely instrumental ('with true reason/account'). |
| 6 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R--- | _ | 8 Φενεάτας | case | high | Takes accusative. |
| 7 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | P-AMP--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 Φενεάτας | det | high | Definite article. |
| 8 | Φενεάτας | Φενεάτης | PROPN | N--APM--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 μετῴκησε | obl | high | Object of παρὰ. |
| 9 | μετῴκησε | μετοικέω | VERB | V-AIA-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the conditional clause. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 μετῴκησε | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | πείθοιτο | πείθω | VERB | V-PPM-3S- | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 9 μετῴκησε | conj | high | Apodosis modal optative with ἄν. |
| 12 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | G-------- | _ | 11 πείθοιτο | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 13 | τις | τις | PRON | P---NSI--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Com|Number=Sing | 11 πείθοιτο | nsubj | high | Indefinite subject. |
| 14 | διωχθέντα | διώκω | VERB | V-APP-AMS- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 29 ἀφικέσθαι | xcomp | medium | Participial complement depending on ἀφικέσθαι; could also be predicative to αὐτόν. |
| 15 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R--- | _ | 16 Τίρυνθος | case | high | Takes genitive. |
| 16 | Τίρυνθος | Τίρυνς | PROPN | N--GFS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 διωχθέντα | obl | high | Source phrase with ἐκ. |
| 17 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R--- | _ | 18 Εὐρυσθέως | case | high | Agentive phrase with genitive. |
| 18 | Εὐρυσθέως | Εὐρυσθεύς | PROPN | N--GSM--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 διωχθέντα | obl | high | Agent of passive participle. |
| 19 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-AMS--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 14 διωχθέντα | obj | high | Object of διωχθέντα / understood participial action. |
| 20 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 21 αὐτίκα | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 21 | αὐτίκα | αὐτίκα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 29 ἀφικέσθαι | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 22 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R--- | _ | 23 Θήβας | case | high | Takes accusative. |
| 23 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | N--APF--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 29 ἀφικέσθαι | obl | high | Goal phrase. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 πείθοιτο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 25 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 29 ἀφικέσθαι | advmod | high | Comparative adverb 'earlier'. |
| 26 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 29 ἀφικέσθαι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 27 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R--- | _ | 28 Φενεὸν | case | high | Takes accusative. |
| 28 | Φενεὸν | Φενεός | PROPN | N--ASM--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἀφικέσθαι | obl | high | Goal phrase. |
| 29 | ἀφικέσθαι | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-AMN--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 11 πείθοιτο | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive governed by πείθοιτο ἄν. |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 μετῴκησε | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |