Grammar parses for passage 8.34.3
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ταύτας τὰς θεάς, ἡνίκα τὸν Ὀρέστην ἔκφρονα ἔμελλον ποιήσειν, φασὶν αὐτῷ φανῆναι μελαίνας·
The accusative demonstrative phrase is the extraposed subject/theme of φανῆναι; ἡνίκα introduces the temporal clause, with ἔμελλον ποιήσειν expressing intended causation. φασίν governs the infinitive φανῆναι with αὐτῷ as experiencer and μελαίνας as predicate adjective agreeing with the implied feminine θεάς.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταύτας | οὗτος | DET | A-DAF-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 3 θεάς | det | high | |
| 2 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-DAF-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 3 θεάς | det | high | |
| 3 | θεάς | θεά | NOUN | N-DAF-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 φανῆναι | obj | medium | Accusative subject/theme of the infinitival clause, placed before the temporal modifier. |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 θεάς | punct | high | |
| 5 | ἡνίκα | ἡνίκα | SCONJ | _ | _ | 9 ἔμελλον | mark | high | |
| 6 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Ὀρέστην | det | high | |
| 7 | Ὀρέστην | Ὀρέστης | PROPN | N-ASM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ποιήσειν | obj | high | |
| 8 | ἔκφρονα | ἔκφρων | ADJ | A-ASM-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ποιήσειν | xcomp | high | Predicative complement of ποιήσειν. |
| 9 | ἔμελλον | μέλλω | VERB | V-IAI-3P | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 12 φασὶν | advcl | high | |
| 10 | ποιήσειν | ποιέω | VERB | V-FAI | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 9 ἔμελλον | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on ἔμελλον. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 φασὶν | punct | high | |
| 12 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 13 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM-S | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 14 φανῆναι | iobj | high | Experiencer/addressee with φανῆναι. |
| 14 | φανῆναι | φαίνω | VERB | V-2APN | Aspect=Aor|Mood=Inf|Tense=Past|Voice=Pass | 12 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Infinitive governed by φασίν; semantically ‘appear/be seen’. |
| 15 | μελαίνας | μέλας | ADJ | A-PAF-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 14 φανῆναι | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective agreeing with θεάς; Greek construction leaves the copular relation implicit. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 φασὶν | punct | high |
ὡς δὲ ἀπέφαγε τὸν δάκτυλον, τὰς δὲ αὖθις δοκεῖν οἱ λευκὰς εἶναι, καὶ αὐτὸν σωφρονῆσαί τε ἐπὶ τῇ θέᾳ καὶ οὕτω ταῖς μὲν ἐνήγισεν ἀποτρέπων τὸ μήνιμα αὐτῶν, ταῖς δὲ ἔθυσε ταῖς λευκαῖς.
The sentence is syntactically compressed: ὡς introduces the temporal clause, while δοκεῖν and σωφρονῆσαί are coordinated infinitives with οἱ as ethical/dative experiencer; the repeated ταῖς/ταῖς λευκαῖς objects are elliptical for sacrificial victims. The exact antecedent of τὰς is context-dependent, so its analysis is marked medium confidence.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | PronType=Rel | 3 ἀπέφαγε | mark | high | Temporal/subordinating conjunction. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἀπέφαγε | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀπέφαγε | ἀποφαγεῖν | VERB | V-3S-AAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 26 ἐνήγισεν | advcl | high | Aorist temporal-clause predicate. |
| 4 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 δάκτυλον | det | high | |
| 5 | δάκτυλον | δάκτυλος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἀπέφαγε | obj | high | |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἀπέφαγε | punct | high | |
| 7 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | RA-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 10 δοκεῖν | obj | medium | Article substantivally/elliptically used; antecedent supplied by context. |
| 8 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 δοκεῖν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 9 | αὖθις | αὖθις | ADV | ADV | _ | 10 δοκεῖν | advmod | high | |
| 10 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 ἐνήγισεν | conj | medium | Infinitive coordinated with σωφρονῆσαί; construction is compressed. |
| 11 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | RP-DMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 17 σωφρονῆσαί | iobj | medium | Ethical dative or dative experiencer; form homonymous with article. |
| 12 | λευκὰς | λευκός | ADJ | A-AFP | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 δοκεῖν | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective with τὰς understood as subject of εἶναι. |
| 13 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 δοκεῖν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of δοκεῖν. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 δοκεῖν | punct | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 σωφρονῆσαί | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitive. |
| 16 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | RP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 17 σωφρονῆσαί | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive. |
| 17 | σωφρονῆσαί | σωφρονέω | VERB | V-AAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 26 ἐνήγισεν | conj | high | Aorist infinitive coordinated with δοκεῖν. |
| 18 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 σωφρονῆσαί | cc | high | Postpositive coordinating enclitic. |
| 19 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 21 θέᾳ | case | high | With dative, 'at/upon the sight'. |
| 20 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RA-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 θέᾳ | det | high | |
| 21 | θέᾳ | θέα | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 σωφρονῆσαί | obl | high | |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 ἐνήγισεν | cc | high | Coordinates the infinitival construction with the finite predicate. |
| 23 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | ADV | _ | 26 ἐνήγισεν | advmod | high | Manner/result adverb. |
| 24 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | RA-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 26 ἐνήγισεν | iobj | medium | Substantival article, elliptical recipient/victim. |
| 25 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 24 ταῖς | advmod | high | Correlative particle with δέ at token 33. |
| 26 | ἐνήγισεν | ἐναγίζω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite predicate. |
| 27 | ἀποτρέπων | ἀποτρέπω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 ἐνήγισεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, co-referential with subject. |
| 28 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 μήνιμα | det | high | |
| 29 | μήνιμα | μήνιμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 ἀποτρέπων | obj | high | Object of ἀποτρέπων. |
| 30 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | RP-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 29 μήνιμα | nmod | high | Possessive genitive. |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ἐνήγισεν | punct | high | |
| 32 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | RA-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 34 ἔθυσε | iobj | medium | Substantival article, parallel to ταῖς μέν. |
| 33 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 32 ταῖς | cc | high | Correlative counterpart to μέν. |
| 34 | ἔθυσε | θύω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 26 ἐνήγισεν | conj | high | Second coordinated finite predicate. |
| 35 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | RA-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 36 λευκαῖς | det | high | Article with substantivized adjective. |
| 36 | λευκαῖς | λευκός | ADJ | A-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 34 ἔθυσε | iobj | high | Substantivized adjective, dative object/recipient of sacrifice. |
| 37 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ἐνήγισεν | punct | high |
πρὸς δὲ τῷ χωρίῳ τοῖς Ἄκεσιν ἕτερόν ἐστιν Κουρεῖον ὀνομαζόμενον ἱερόν, ὅτι Ὀρέστης ἐνταῦθα ἐκείρατο τὴν κόμην, ἐπειδὴ ἐντὸς ἐγένετο αὑτοῦ·
The clause has a locative prepositional frame, with τοῖς Ἄκεσιν likely a dative adjunct/name for the locality; Κουρεῖον ἱερόν is the subject complement/predicate nominal of ἐστιν, and ὀνομαζόμενον modifies it. The relative clause gives the explanation, while ἐπειδή introduces the temporal cause; αὑτοῦ is a genitive of separation with ἐντὸς, referring to Orestes.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 4 χωρίῳ | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 ἕτερόν | cc | high | |
| 3 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 χωρίῳ | det | high | |
| 4 | χωρίῳ | χωρίον | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἕτερόν | obl | high | |
| 5 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 Ἄκεσιν | det | high | |
| 6 | Ἄκεσιν | Ἄκεσις | PROPN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 χωρίῳ | nmod | medium | Proper name in the dative plural; may denote the locality or a group associated with it. |
| 7 | ἕτερόν | ἕτερος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective, subject of ἐστιν. |
| 8 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | Κουρεῖον | Κουρεῖον | PROPN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἕτερόν | appos | medium | Place-name, functioning as a nominal specification of ἕτερον. |
| 10 | ὀνομαζόμενον | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-PPN-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 9 Κουρεῖον | acl | high | |
| 11 | ἱερόν | ἱερός | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 Κουρεῖον | amod | high | Predicative/descriptive adjective associated with the named shrine. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 8 ἐστιν | punct | high | |
| 13 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 ἐκείρατο | mark | high | Introduces an explanatory/content clause. |
| 14 | Ὀρέστης | Ὀρέστης | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἐκείρατο | nsubj | high | |
| 15 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | ADV | AdvType=Loc | 16 ἐκείρατο | advmod | high | |
| 16 | ἐκείρατο | κείρω | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 8 ἐστιν | ccomp | high | |
| 17 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 κόμην | det | high | |
| 18 | κόμην | κόμη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐκείρατο | obj | high | |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 16 ἐκείρατο | punct | high | |
| 20 | ἐπειδὴ | ἐπεί | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 ἐγένετο | mark | high | Temporal-causal subordinator. |
| 21 | ἐντὸς | ἐντός | ADV | ADV | AdvType=Loc | 22 ἐγένετο | advmod | high | Adverbial preposition meaning ‘within’; takes the following genitive. |
| 22 | ἐγένετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 16 ἐκείρατο | advcl | high | Subject is understood as Ὀρέστης. |
| 23 | αὑτοῦ | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | P-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 21 ἐντὸς | obl | medium | Reflexive genitive governed by ἐντός; antecedent is Ὀρέστης. |
| 24 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 8 ἐστιν | punct | high |