Grammar parses for passage 8.53.5
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ἐς δὲ αὐτὸν Ῥαδάμανθυν Ὁμήρου μέν ἐστιν ἐν Πρωτέως πρὸς Μενέλαον λόγοις ὡς ἐς τὸ πεδίον ἥξοι Μενέλαος τὸ Ἠλύσιον, πρότερον δὲ ἔτι Ῥαδάμανθυν ἐνταῦθα ἥκειν·
The opening ἐς ... Ῥαδάμανθυν is a topic/fronted accusative phrase; ἐστιν is existential/presentative, with ἐν Πρωτέως ... λόγοις as its locative frame. The ὡς clause reports Homeric content: Μενέλαος is subject of ἥξοι, with τὸ Ἠλύσιον modifying πεδίον; the final infinitival clause is coordinated content, with Ῥαδάμανθυν understood as its accusative subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R- | AdpType=Prep | 4 Ῥαδάμανθυν | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 ἐστιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P--ASM-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 4 Ῥαδάμανθυν | det | medium | Intensifying or resumptive modifier of Ῥαδάμανθυν. |
| 4 | Ῥαδάμανθυν | Ῥαδάμανθυς | PROPN | Nbms | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἐστιν | obj | medium | Fronted/topic accusative; syntactic attachment to ἐστιν is somewhat elliptical. |
| 5 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | Nbmg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 λόγοις | nmod:poss | high | |
| 6 | μέν | μέν | PART | Df | _ | 7 ἐστιν | discourse | high | Correlative μέν, answered by δέ at token 23. |
| 7 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | V3SPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 12 λόγοις | case | high | |
| 9 | Πρωτέως | Πρωτεύς | PROPN | Nbmg | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 λόγοις | nmod | high | |
| 10 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 11 Μενέλαον | case | high | |
| 11 | Μενέλαον | Μενέλαος | PROPN | N--ASM-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 λόγοις | obl | high | Addressee/participant in Πρωτέως λόγοις. |
| 12 | λόγοις | λόγος | NOUN | N-DPI--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἐστιν | obl | high | Dative with ἐστιν: the words/speech are located in the cited passage. |
| 13 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 λόγοις | mark | high | Introduces reported content. |
| 14 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | AdpType=Prep | 16 πεδίον | case | high | |
| 15 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NSN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 πεδίον | det | high | |
| 16 | πεδίον | πεδίον | NOUN | N-ASN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 ἥξοι | obl | high | |
| 17 | ἥξοι | ἥκω | VERB | V3SFIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 12 λόγοις | ccomp | high | Future in indirect statement after ὡς. |
| 18 | Μενέλαος | Μενέλαος | PROPN | N-NMS--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἥξοι | nsubj | high | |
| 19 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NSN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 Ἠλύσιον | det | high | |
| 20 | Ἠλύσιον | Ἠλύσιος | ADJ | A--NSN-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 πεδίον | amod | high | Adjectival place-name modifier of πεδίον. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ἥξοι | punct | high | |
| 22 | πρότερον | πρότερος | ADV | A-S---N-- | Degree=Pos | 27 ἥκειν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb, ‘earlier/before’. |
| 23 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 27 ἥκειν | cc | high | Correlative contrast to μέν. |
| 24 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 27 ἥκειν | advmod | high | |
| 25 | Ῥαδάμανθυν | Ῥαδάμανθυς | PROPN | N--ASM-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 ἥκειν | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 26 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 27 ἥκειν | advmod | high | |
| 27 | ἥκειν | ἥκω | VERB | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 12 λόγοις | ccomp | high | Second reported content infinitive, coordinated with the preceding ὡς-content clause. |
| 28 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐστιν | punct | high |
Κιναίθων δὲ ἐν τοῖς ἔπεσιν ἐποίησεν ὡς Ῥαδάμανθυς μὲν Ἡφαίστου, Ἥφαιστος δὲ εἴη Τάλω, Τάλων δὲ εἶναι Κρητὸς παῖδα.
ὡς introduces an indirect-statement/content construction after ἐποίησεν; the embedded predicates use εἴη and εἶναι with accusative subjects Τάλω/Τάλων. The final forms are textually and syntactically difficult; Τάλων is treated as an accusative singular proper name, and Κρητὸς as a genitive dependent on παῖδα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κιναίθων | Κιναίθων | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐποίησεν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 ἐποίησεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 ἔπεσιν | case | high | |
| 4 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 ἔπεσιν | det | high | |
| 5 | ἔπεσιν | ἔπος | NOUN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ἐποίησεν | obl | high | |
| 6 | ἐποίησεν | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 7 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 ἐποίησεν | mark | medium | Introduces the content/indirect-statement sequence. |
| 8 | Ῥαδάμανθυς | Ῥαδάμανθυς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἴη | nsubj | high | |
| 9 | μὲν | μέν | PART | X-------- | _ | 8 Ῥαδάμανθυς | discourse | high | |
| 10 | Ἡφαίστου | Ἥφαιστος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἴη | nmod | medium | Genitive relation is elliptical/uncertain in this compressed genealogy. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 εἴη | punct | high | |
| 12 | Ἥφαιστος | Ἥφαιστος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἴη | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 εἴη | cc | high | |
| 14 | εἴη | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAO-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 ἐποίησεν | ccomp | medium | Optative in the ὡς-content clause. |
| 15 | Τάλω | Τάλως | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 εἴη | obj | medium | Accusative subject/predicate complement in the indirect statement. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 εἴη | punct | high | |
| 17 | Τάλων | Τάλως | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 εἶναι | nsubj | low | Form and syntax are difficult; treated as accusative singular subject of εἶναι. |
| 18 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 19 εἶναι | cc | high | |
| 19 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 14 εἴη | xcomp | medium | Infinitive continuing the ὡς-content construction. |
| 20 | Κρητὸς | Κρής | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 παῖδα | nmod | medium | Ethnic/name form; genitive dependent on παῖδα. |
| 21 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Accusative predicate complement of εἶναι. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐποίησεν | punct | high |
οἱ μὲν δὴ Ἑλλήνων λόγοι διάφοροι τὰ πλέονα καὶ οὐχ ἥκιστα ἐπὶ τοῖς γένεσίν εἰσι·
The copular clause has λόγοι as subject and διάφοροι as predicate adjective; τὰ πλέονα is an elliptical accusative of respect (‘in most matters’), while ἐπὶ τοῖς γένεσιν specifies the topic. The exact force of διάφοροι may be ‘different’ or ‘divergent’.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T--NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 λόγοι | det | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PTCL | _ | 5 λόγοι | discourse | high | Correlative particle; counterpart is not expressed in this sentence. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | PTCL | _ | 5 λόγοι | discourse | high | |
| 4 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | PROPN | N--GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 λόγοι | nmod | high | Partitive/genitive dependent on λόγοι. |
| 5 | λόγοι | λόγος | NOUN | N--NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 εἰσι | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | διάφοροι | διάφορος | ADJ | A--NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 εἰσι | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with copular εἰσι; UD commonly uses xcomp for a nominal predicate. |
| 7 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T--APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 πλέονα | det | high | |
| 8 | πλέονα | πολύς | ADJ | A--APN | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 διάφοροι | obl | medium | Substantivized comparative, elliptical accusative of respect: ‘in most matters’; attachment to διάφοροι is interpretive. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 ἐπὶ | cc | medium | Coordinates the general elliptical qualification with the following ἐπί-phrase. |
| 10 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | －̱̄ | Polarity=Neg | 11 ἥκιστα | advmod | high | |
| 11 | ἥκιστα | ἥκιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 6 διάφοροι | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying διάφοροι: ‘not least’. |
| 12 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 11 ἥκιστα | case | high | |
| 13 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T--DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 14 γένεσίν | det | high | |
| 14 | γένεσίν | γένεσις | NOUN | N--DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἥκιστα | obl | high | Dat. plural despite movable/orthographic accent form γένεσιν. |
| 15 | εἰσι | εἰμί | AUX | V3PPAI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular verb. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 εἰσι | punct | high |