Grammar parses for passage 8.14.6
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τῷ δὲ Ὀδυσσεῖ λέγουσιν εὑρόντι τὰς ἵππους γενέσθαι οἱ κατὰ γνώμην ἐν χώρᾳ τῇ Φενεατῶν ἔχειν ἵππους, καθάπερ γε καὶ τὰς βοῦς ἐν τῇ ἠπείρῳ τῆς Ἰθάκης ἀπαντικρὺ τρέφειν αὐτόν·
The construction is a reported infinitival sequence: λέγουσιν ... γενέσθαι, with ἔχειν and τρέφειν describing what the horses are said to do/what is said concerning them; the attachment of ἔχειν is somewhat syntactically compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-d---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 Ὀδυσσεῖ | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 λέγουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ὀδυσσεῖ | Ὀδυσσεύς | PROPN | Nb----md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 λέγουσιν | iobj | high | |
| 4 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V3PPAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 γενέσθαι | ccomp | medium | Impersonal λέγουσιν introduces an infinitival report. |
| 5 | εὑρόντι | εὑρίσκω | VERB | V--AAPMD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 Ὀδυσσεῖ | advcl | medium | Dative participle agreeing with Ὀδυσσεῖ; temporal/circumstantial. |
| 6 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 7 ἵππους | det | high | |
| 7 | ἵππους | ἵππος | NOUN | N-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive γενέσθαι. |
| 8 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V--AMN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | Infinitive governed by λέγουσιν. |
| 9 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἔχειν | det | high | |
| 10 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 11 γνώμην | case | high | |
| 11 | γνώμην | γνώμη | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἔχειν | obl | medium | κατὰ γνώμην is an adverbial phrase, likely ‘according to intention/judgment’. |
| 12 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 13 χώρᾳ | case | high | |
| 13 | χώρᾳ | χώρα | NOUN | N-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἔχειν | obl | high | |
| 14 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 χώρᾳ | det | high | |
| 15 | Φενεατῶν | Φενεάτης | PROPN | N-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 χώρᾳ | nmod | high | Ethnic name used substantivally: ‘of the Pheneatae’. |
| 16 | ἔχειν | ἔχω | VERB | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 γενέσθαι | xcomp | high | Coordinated/complementary infinitive depending on γενέσθαι. |
| 17 | ἵππους | ἵππος | NOUN | N-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἔχειν | obj | high | |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 γενέσθαι | punct | high | |
| 19 | καθάπερ | καθάπερ | SCONJ | G-------- | _ | 30 τρέφειν | mark | high | Comparative/subordinating conjunction. |
| 20 | γε | γε | PART | X-------- | _ | 19 καθάπερ | advmod | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 30 τρέφειν | cc | high | |
| 22 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 23 βοῦς | det | high | |
| 23 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | N-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 30 τρέφειν | obj | high | Irregular third-declension form; accusative plural feminine. |
| 24 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 26 ἠπείρῳ | case | high | |
| 25 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ἠπείρῳ | det | high | |
| 26 | ἠπείρῳ | ἤπειρος | NOUN | N-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 τρέφειν | obl | high | |
| 27 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 Ἰθάκης | det | high | |
| 28 | Ἰθάκης | Ἰθάκη | PROPN | N-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ἠπείρῳ | nmod | high | |
| 29 | ἀπαντικρὺ | ἀπαντικρύ | ADV | D-------- | _ | 30 τρέφειν | advmod | high | Adverb ‘opposite/across from’. |
| 30 | τρέφειν | τρέφω | VERB | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 16 ἔχειν | conj | medium | Infinitive coordinated with ἔχειν under the reported construction. |
| 31 | αὐτόν | αὐτός | PRON | P-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 30 τρέφειν | obj | high | Accusative object of τρέφειν, referring to the possessor/subject understood. |
| 32 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 γενέσθαι | punct | high |
καί μοι καὶ γράμματα οἱ Φενεᾶται παρείχοντο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀγάλματος γεγραμμένα τῷ βάθρῳ, τοῦ Ὀδυσσέως δή τι πρόσταγμα τοῖς ποιμαίνουσι τὰς ἵππους.
The participle γεγραμμένα agrees with γράμματα; the following πρόσταγμα is an appositional specification, with τοῦ Ὀδυσσέως as a genitive dependent and τοῖς ποιμαίνουσι τὰς ἵππους as the dative addressee.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καί | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 παρείχοντο | cc | high | |
| 2 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 7 παρείχοντο | iobj | high | Dative of recipient. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 γράμματα | cc | high | |
| 4 | γράμματα | γράμμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 παρείχοντο | obj | high | |
| 5 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 Φενεᾶται | det | high | |
| 6 | Φενεᾶται | Φενεάτης | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 παρείχοντο | nsubj | high | Ethnic name. |
| 7 | παρείχοντο | παρέχω | VERB | _ | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | Case=Gen | 10 ἀγάλματος | case | medium | With genitive, locative relation; some analyses attach the preposition to the whole phrase. |
| 9 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ἀγάλματος | det | high | |
| 10 | ἀγάλματος | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 γεγραμμένα | obl | medium | Object of ἐπί; γεγραμμένα are writings on the statue. |
| 11 | γεγραμμένα | γράφω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Perfect|Voice=Passive | 4 γράμματα | amod | high | Accusative neuter plural participle agreeing with γράμματα. |
| 12 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 βάθρῳ | det | high | |
| 13 | βάθρῳ | βάθρον | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 γεγραμμένα | obl | medium | Dative of location or attachment: written on the pedestal. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 παρείχοντο | punct | high | |
| 15 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 Ὀδυσσέως | det | high | |
| 16 | Ὀδυσσέως | Ὀδυσσεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 πρόσταγμα | nmod | high | Possessive/descriptive genitive with πρόσταγμα. |
| 17 | δή | δή | PART | _ | _ | 19 πρόσταγμα | discourse | high | |
| 18 | τι | τις | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 19 πρόσταγμα | det | medium | Indefinite τι modifying πρόσταγμα; substantival/parenthetic nuance possible. |
| 19 | πρόσταγμα | πρόσταγμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 γράμματα | appos | medium | Appositional specification of γράμματα: an injunction/order. |
| 20 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 ποιμαίνουσι | det | high | |
| 21 | ποιμαίνουσι | ποιμαίνω | VERB | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 19 πρόσταγμα | obl | high | Substantival dative participle: those tending the horses. |
| 22 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 23 ἵππους | det | high | |
| 23 | ἵππους | ἵππος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 ποιμαίνουσι | obj | high | Feminine plural in this context. |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 παρείχοντο | punct | high |