Grammar parses for passage 8.34.4
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Πελοποννησίων δὲ οἱ τὰ ἀρχαῖα μνημονεύοντες πρότερα τῷ Ὀρέστῃ τὰ ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ γενέσθαι φασὶν ὑπὸ Ἐρινύων τῶν Κλυταιμνήστρας ἢ ἐν Ἀρείῳ πάγῳ τὴν κρίσιν, καὶ αὐτῷ κατήγορον οὐ τὸν Τυνδάρεων---περιεῖναι γὰρ οὐκέτι ἐκεῖνον---, Περίλαον δὲ ἐπιστῆναι δίκην καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ αἵματι τῆς μητρὸς αἰτοῦντα ἅτε ἀνεψιὸν τῆς Κλυταιμνήστρας·
The infinitival clauses depend on φασίν: τὰ ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ γενέσθαι ... ἢ ... τὴν κρίσιν, with Orestes as dative experiencer/recipient; the later accusative Περίλαον with ἐπιστῆναι continues the reported account. The punctuation hyphens are retained as tokens and treated as punctuation.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Πελοποννησίων | Πελοποννήσιος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 μνημονεύοντες | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 μνημονεύοντες | cc | high | |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 μνημονεύοντες | det | high | |
| 4 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 ἀρχαῖα | det | high | |
| 5 | ἀρχαῖα | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 μνημονεύοντες | obj | high | Substantivized adjective. |
| 6 | μνημονεύοντες | μνημονεύω | VERB | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 14 φασὶν | nsubj | high | |
| 7 | πρότερα | πρότερος | ADV | A-APN | Degree=Pos | 13 γενέσθαι | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative, ‘earlier/formerly’. |
| 8 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 Ὀρέστῃ | det | high | |
| 9 | Ὀρέστῃ | Ὀρέστης | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 γενέσθαι | iobj | medium | Dative with γενέσθαι, recipient/subject-like experiencer. |
| 10 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 13 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject may be expected in indirect discourse; neuter plural form is syncretic here. |
| 11 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 Ἀρκαδίᾳ | case | high | |
| 12 | Ἀρκαδίᾳ | Ἀρκαδία | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 γενέσθαι | obl | high | |
| 13 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2ADN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 14 φασὶν | ccomp | high | |
| 14 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PIA-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 15 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 16 Ἐρινύων | case | high | |
| 16 | Ἐρινύων | Ἐρινύς | PROPN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 13 γενέσθαι | obl:agent | high | |
| 17 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 18 Κλυταιμνήστρας | det | high | |
| 18 | Κλυταιμνήστρας | Κλυταιμνήστρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 Ἐρινύων | nmod | high | |
| 19 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 γενέσθαι | cc | high | Coordinates the alternative infinitival/event construction. |
| 20 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 22 πάγῳ | case | high | |
| 21 | Ἀρείῳ | Ἄρειος | PROPN | A-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 πάγῳ | amod | high | Part of the proper place-name Ἄρειος πάγος. |
| 22 | πάγῳ | πάγος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 κρίσιν | obl | high | |
| 23 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 κρίσιν | det | high | |
| 24 | κρίσιν | κρίσις | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative object understood with γενέσθαι. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 φασὶν | punct | high | |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | cc | high | |
| 27 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 28 κατήγορον | iobj | medium | Dative associated with the accusation/judicial construction. |
| 28 | κατήγορον | κατήγορος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 περιεῖναι | obj | high | Predicate/object accusative with περιεῖναι. |
| 29 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 28 κατήγορον | advmod | high | |
| 30 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 Τυνδάρεων | det | high | |
| 31 | Τυνδάρεων | Τυνδάρεως | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 κατήγορον | appos | high | |
| 32 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | punct | high | |
| 33 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | punct | high | |
| 34 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | punct | high | |
| 35 | περιεῖναι | περίειμι | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 14 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Second coordinated reported infinitive. |
| 36 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 38 ἐκεῖνον | cc | high | |
| 37 | οὐκέτι | οὐκέτι | ADV | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 35 περιεῖναι | advmod | high | |
| 38 | ἐκεῖνον | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 35 περιεῖναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of περιεῖναι. |
| 39 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | punct | high | |
| 40 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | punct | high | |
| 41 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 35 περιεῖναι | punct | high | |
| 42 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 φασὶν | punct | high | |
| 43 | Περίλαον | Περίλαος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 45 ἐπιστῆναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive in indirect discourse. |
| 44 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 45 ἐπιστῆναι | cc | high | |
| 45 | ἐπιστῆναι | ἐφίστημι | VERB | V-2AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 14 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Infinitive coordinated with περιεῖναι; judicial ‘to appear/stand as prosecutor’. |
| 46 | δίκην | δίκη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 45 ἐπιστῆναι | obj | high | Legal object/charge construction. |
| 47 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 53 αἰτοῦντα | cc | high | |
| 48 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 50 αἵματι | case | high | |
| 49 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 50 αἵματι | det | high | |
| 50 | αἵματι | αἷμα | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 53 αἰτοῦντα | obl | high | |
| 51 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 52 μητρὸς | det | high | |
| 52 | μητρὸς | μήτηρ | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 50 αἵματι | nmod | high | |
| 53 | αἰτοῦντα | αἰτέω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 45 ἐπιστῆναι | advcl | high | Participle agreeing with Περίλαον. |
| 54 | ἅτε | ἅτε | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 53 αἰτοῦντα | mark | high | |
| 55 | ἀνεψιὸν | ἀνεψιός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 53 αἰτοῦντα | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with αἰτοῦντα: ‘as being a cousin’. |
| 56 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 57 Κλυταιμνήστρας | det | high | |
| 57 | Κλυταιμνήστρας | Κλυταιμνήστρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 55 ἀνεψιὸν | nmod | high | |
| 58 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 φασὶν | punct | high |
Ἰκαρίου γὰρ παῖδα εἶναι Περίλαον, γενέσθαι δὲ ὕστερον καὶ θυγατέρας τῷ Ἰκαρίῳ.
Reported infinitival construction: Περίλαον is the accusative subject of εἶναι, while γενέσθαι is coordinated and expresses the later birth/existence of daughters for Icarius; the latter clause is elliptical.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἰκαρίου | Ἰκάριος | PROPN | Noun Gen Sg Masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 παῖδα | nmod | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | Part | _ | 4 εἶναι | discourse | high | |
| 3 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | Noun Acc Sg Masc/Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with εἶναι; gender is masculine here by agreement with Περίλαον. |
| 4 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | Verb Pres Inf Act | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Infinitive in reported speech; governing predicate of the first coordinated infinitival clause. |
| 5 | Περίλαον | Περίλαος | PROPN | Noun Acc Sg Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 εἶναι | punct | high | |
| 7 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | Verb Aor Inf Mid | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 εἶναι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive, sharing the implied reported-speech structure. |
| 8 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 7 γενέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 9 | ὕστερον | ὕστερος | ADV | Adv | Degree=Pos | 7 γενέσθαι | advmod | high | Adverbial use, ‘later’. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 11 θυγατέρας | cc | high | Coordinates θυγατέρας with the omitted/understood subject or complement structure. |
| 11 | θυγατέρας | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | Noun Acc Pl Fem | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 7 γενέσθαι | obj | medium | Accusative complement of γενέσθαι, with existential ‘there came to be’; syntactic analysis is somewhat elliptical. |
| 12 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | Art Dat Sg Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 Ἰκαρίῳ | det | high | |
| 13 | Ἰκαρίῳ | Ἰκάριος | PROPN | Noun Dat Sg Masc | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 γενέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative of possession with γενέσθαι: daughters came to Icarius. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 εἶναι | punct | high |