Grammar parses for passage 8.23.7
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φωράσαντες δὲ οἱ Καφυεῖς τὰ ποιηθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν παιδίων καταλεύουσιν αὐτά·
Main clause with a nominative absolute-style participial preface (φωράσαντες δὲ οἱ Καφυεῖς) and an object participial clause (τὰ ποιηθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν παιδίων) modifying the direct object.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | φωράσαντες | φωράω | VERB | V-AAP-NSM | Aspect=Perf|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 καταλεύουσιν | advcl | high | Aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural, adverbial participle modifying the main verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 καταλεύουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L-ANSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 Καφυεῖς | det | high | Article with substantivized ethnic/adjectival noun. |
| 4 | Καφυεῖς | Καφυεύς | PROPN | N-P---NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 καταλεύουσιν | nsubj | high | Substantivized ethnic name functioning as subject. |
| 5 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 ποιηθέντα | det | high | Article with participle. |
| 6 | ποιηθέντα | ποιέω | VERB | V-APP-ANP | Aspect=Perf|Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 11 αὐτά | acl | high | Aorist passive participle modifying αὐτά. |
| 7 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R | _ | 9 παιδίων | case | high | Introduces agent phrase. |
| 8 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L-P-GFP | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 παιδίων | det | medium | Article agreeing with παιδίων; gender uncertain in form, but genitive plural article. |
| 9 | παιδίων | παίδιον | NOUN | N-P---NG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ποιηθέντα | obl | high | Genitive agent with ὑπό. |
| 10 | καταλεύουσιν | καταλεύω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 11 | αὐτά | αὐτός | PRON | A-P---AN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 10 καταλεύουσιν | obj | high | Direct object of καταλεύουσιν. |
| 12 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 καταλεύουσιν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
καί σφισι ταῦτα ἐργασαμένοις ἐσέπεσεν ἐς τὰς γυναῖκας νόσος, τὰ ἐν τῇ γαστρὶ πρὸ τοκετοῦ τεθνεῶτα ἐκβάλλεσθαι, ἐς ὃ ἡ Πυθία θάψαι τε τὰ παιδία ἀνεῖπε καὶ ἐναγίζειν αὐτοῖς κατὰ ἔτος·
The syntax is difficult after ἐκβάλλεσθαι: I treat the accusative-with-infinitive clause as the content of νόσος, and the following ἐς ὃ clause as a purpose/result relative clause introducing the Delphic injunction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καί | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 ἐσέπεσεν | cc | high | |
| 2 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | PRON | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 5 ἐσέπεσεν | iobj | medium | Dative of advantage/interest with the main verb. |
| 3 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | PD | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 4 ἐργασαμένοις | obj | high | |
| 4 | ἐργασαμένοις | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | AAP | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 5 ἐσέπεσεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle agreeing with σφισι. |
| 5 | ἐσέπεσεν | ἐμπίπτω | VERB | VAAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 9 νόσος | case | high | |
| 7 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 γυναῖκας | det | high | |
| 8 | γυναῖκας | γυνή | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 νόσος | obl | high | |
| 9 | νόσος | νόσος | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἐσέπεσεν | nsubj | high | |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐσέπεσεν | punct | high | |
| 11 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 ἐκβάλλεσθαι | obj | medium | Article likely substantivizing the infinitive clause. |
| 12 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 14 γαστρὶ | case | high | |
| 13 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 γαστρὶ | det | high | |
| 14 | γαστρὶ | γαστήρ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 τεθνεῶτα | obl | high | |
| 15 | πρὸ | πρό | ADP | PREP | _ | 16 τοκετοῦ | case | high | |
| 16 | τοκετοῦ | τόκος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 τεθνεῶτα | obl | high | |
| 17 | τεθνεῶτα | θνῄσκω | VERB | V-RAP- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 18 ἐκβάλλεσθαι | advcl | medium | Form is morphologically irregular; likely part of a substantival or clausal accusative phrase. |
| 18 | ἐκβάλλεσθαι | ἐκβάλλω | VERB | V-PPN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 11 τὰ | acl | high | Infinitive complement in indirect statement/content clause. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 ἐκβάλλεσθαι | punct | high | |
| 20 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 28 ἀνεῖπε | mark | medium | Introduces purpose/result clause; attached to the following relative-clause backbone. |
| 21 | ὃ | ὅς | PRON | P-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 28 ἀνεῖπε | obl | medium | Relative pronoun; case governed by ἐς. |
| 22 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 Πυθία | det | high | |
| 23 | Πυθία | Πυθία | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 ἀνεῖπε | nsubj | high | |
| 24 | θάψαι | θάπτω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 28 ἀνεῖπε | xcomp | high | |
| 25 | τε | τε | PART | PART | _ | 24 θάψαι | discourse | high | |
| 26 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 27 παιδία | det | high | |
| 27 | παιδία | παιδίον | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 θάψαι | obj | high | |
| 28 | ἀνεῖπε | ἀναγγέλλω | VERB | VAAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 21 ὃ | acl:relcl | medium | Likely the finite verb of the relative clause headed by ὅ. |
| 29 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 ἀνεῖπε | cc | high | |
| 30 | ἐναγίζειν | ἐναγίζω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 28 ἀνεῖπε | conj | high | |
| 31 | αὐτοῖς | αὐτός | PRON | P-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 30 ἐναγίζειν | obl | high | |
| 32 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 33 ἔτος | case | high | |
| 33 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 30 ἐναγίζειν | obl | high | |
| 34 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 ἀνεῖπε | punct | high |
ἀποθανεῖν γὰρ αὐτὰ οὐ σὺν δίκῃ.
Elliptical/infinite-clausal syntax: the infinitive ἀποθανεῖν is treated as the root, with αὐτὰ as its understood subject and σὺν δίκῃ as an adverbial prepositional phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀποθανεῖν | ἀποθνῄσκω | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Complementary infinitive functioning as sentence core. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 1 ἀποθανεῖν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | αὐτὰ | αὐτός | PRON | P-P---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=No | 1 ἀποθανεῖν | nsubj | medium | Likely subject of the infinitive; neuter plural form fits nominative/accusative ambiguity. |
| 4 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 1 ἀποθανεῖν | advmod | high | Negation particle modifying the infinitive. |
| 5 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | R-- | _ | 1 ἀποθανεῖν | case | high | Preposition governing δίκῃ. |
| 6 | δίκῃ | δίκη | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 σὺν | obl | high | Dative complement of σὺν. |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἀποθανεῖν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
Καφυεῖς δὲ ποιοῦσι τά τε ἄλλα ἔτι καὶ νῦν κατʼ ἐκεῖνο τὸ μάντευμα καὶ τὴν ἐν ταῖς Κονδυλέαις θεὸν--- προσεῖναι γὰρ καὶ τόδε ἔτι τῷ χρησμῷ φασι---καλοῦσιν Ἀπαγχομένην ἐξ ἐκείνου.
The syntax is interrupted by a parenthetical report (προσεῖναι ... φασι), and the accusative θεόν is likely to be read with the preceding coordinated phrase despite the feminine article.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Καφυεῖς | Καφυεύς | PROPN | N----MPN- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 3 ποιοῦσι | nsubj | high | Subject of ποιοῦσι. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G------- | _ | 3 ποιοῦσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ποιοῦσι | ποιέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 4 | τά | ὁ | DET | L-APN- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural|PronType=Art | 6 ἄλλα | det | high | Article with ἄλλα. |
| 5 | τε | τε | PART | G------- | _ | 4 τά | cc | high | Coordinating/enclitic particle in correlative τε...καί. |
| 6 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-APN- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 3 ποιοῦσι | obj | high | Object of ποιοῦσι. |
| 7 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D------- | _ | 3 ποιοῦσι | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ποιοῦσι. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C------- | _ | 7 ἔτι | cc | high | Coordinates with ἔτι νῦν and the following prepositional phrase. |
| 9 | νῦν | νῦν | ADV | D------- | _ | 7 ἔτι | advmod | high | Adverb in coordination with ἔτι. |
| 10 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 μάντευμα | case | high | Preposition governing ἐκεῖνο τὸ μάντευμα. |
| 11 | ἐκεῖνο | ἐκεῖνος | DET | PD-NSN- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular|PronType=Dem | 13 μάντευμα | det | high | Demonstrative modifying μάντευμα. |
| 12 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-ANS- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular|PronType=Art | 13 μάντευμα | det | high | Article with μάντευμα. |
| 13 | μάντευμα | μάντευμα | NOUN | N-ASN- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 3 ποιοῦσι | obl | high | Prepositional oblique dependent of ποιοῦσι. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C------- | _ | 19 θεὸν | cc | medium | Coordinates second object phrase with the προηγούμενη phrase. |
| 15 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-ASF- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular|PronType=Art | 19 θεὸν | det | high | Article with θεόν. |
| 16 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 θεὸν | case | high | Preposition with ταῖς Κονδυλέαις. |
| 17 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | L-DPF- | Case=Dative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Plural|PronType=Art | 18 Κονδυλέαις | det | high | Article with Κονδυλέαις. |
| 18 | Κονδυλέαις | Κονδυλέαι | PROPN | N-DPF- | Case=Dative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Plural | 19 θεὸν | nmod | high | Dependent of θεόν in the prepositional phrase. |
| 19 | θεὸν | θεός | NOUN | N-ASF- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 3 ποιοῦσι | obj | medium | Likely object coordinated with μάντευμα; gender is expected feminine in the phrase 'τὴν ... θεόν'. |
| 20 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 προσεῖναι | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 21 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 προσεῖναι | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 προσεῖναι | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 23 | προσεῖναι | πάρειμι | VERB | V-PAI- | Tense=Present|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Active | 30 φασι | ccomp | high | Infinitival clause quoted by φασι. |
| 24 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G------- | _ | 23 προσεῖναι | discourse | high | Explanatory particle introducing the parenthetical clause. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C------- | _ | 26 τόδε | cc | high | Coordinates with τόδε. |
| 26 | τόδε | ὅδε | DET | PD-ASN- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular|PronType=Dem | 23 προσεῖναι | nsubj | medium | Subject of προσεῖναι in infinitival clause. |
| 27 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D------- | _ | 23 προσεῖναι | advmod | high | Adverb modifying the infinitive. |
| 28 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L-DSN- | Case=Dative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular|PronType=Art | 29 χρησμῷ | det | high | Article with χρησμῷ. |
| 29 | χρησμῷ | χρησμός | NOUN | N-DSM- | Case=Dative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 23 προσεῖναι | obl | high | Dative complement with προσεῖναι. |
| 30 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 3 ποιοῦσι | parataxis | high | Reporting verb parenthetical to the main clause. |
| 31 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 30 φασι | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 32 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 30 φασι | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 33 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 30 φασι | punct | high | Dash punctuation. |
| 34 | καλοῦσιν | καλέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 3 ποιοῦσι | conj | high | Conjoined main verb. |
| 35 | Ἀπαγχομένην | Ἀπαγχομένη | PROPN | N-ASF- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 34 καλοῦσιν | obj | high | Name/cult title as object of καλοῦσιν. |
| 36 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 37 ἐκείνου | case | high | Preposition governing ἐκείνου. |
| 37 | ἐκείνου | ἐκεῖνος | DET | PD-GSM- | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular|PronType=Dem | 34 καλοῦσιν | obl | high | Adverbial/genitive phrase with ἐξ. |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ποιοῦσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |