Grammar parses for passage 8.6.5
Open translation for this passage
οἱ Μελιασταὶ δὲ οὗτοι δρῶσι τὰ ὄργια τοῦ Διονύσου,
Simple clause: οἱ Μελιασταὶ δὲ οὗτοι is the subject, δρῶσι the finite verb, and τὰ ὄργια τοῦ Διονύσου its accusative object with genitive possessor.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-—-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 2 Μελιασταὶ | det | high | |
| 2 | Μελιασταὶ | Μελιασταί | PROPN | N-P---MP- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 δρῶσι | nsubj | medium | Cultic group name; treated as a proper noun. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 δρῶσι | cc | high | |
| 4 | οὗτοι | οὗτος | PRON | RD-NPM---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 2 Μελιασταὶ | appos | high | Demonstrative apposition to Μελιασταί. |
| 5 | δρῶσι | δράω | VERB | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-—-NAP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 ὄργια | det | high | |
| 7 | ὄργια | ὄργιον | NOUN | N-ANP--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 δρῶσι | obj | high | |
| 8 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-—-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 Διονύσου | det | high | |
| 9 | Διονύσου | Διόνυσος | PROPN | N-GSM--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ὄργια | nmod | high | Possessive genitive dependent on ὄργια. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 δρῶσι | punct | high |
καὶ Διονύσου τε μέγαρον πρὸς τῇ κρήνῃ καὶ Ἀφροδίτης ἐστὶν ἱερὸν Μελαινίδος.
The copular predicate coordinates μέγαρον and ἱερόν; πρὸς τῇ κρήνῃ modifies μέγαρον, while Διονύσου τε and Ἀφροδίτης Μελαινίδος are genitives dependent on their respective sacred-building nouns. The coordination scope is somewhat compressed, so attachment of τε is treated as linking the two genitival phrases.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 μέγαρον | cc | high | |
| 2 | Διονύσου | Διόνυσος | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 μέγαρον | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on μέγαρον. |
| 3 | τε | τε | CCONJ | _ | _ | 8 καὶ | cc | medium | Postpositive coordinator linking the two coordinated descriptions. |
| 4 | μέγαρον | μέγαρον | NOUN | N--NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | First nominative subject/predicate nominal with εἰμί. |
| 5 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 7 κρήνῃ | case | high | |
| 6 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RAFS---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 κρήνῃ | det | high | |
| 7 | κρήνῃ | κρήνη | NOUN | N--DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 μέγαρον | obl | high | Locative/directional adjunct with πρός. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 ἐστὶν | cc | high | |
| 9 | Ἀφροδίτης | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N--GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἱερὸν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἱερόν. |
| 10 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 11 | ἱερὸν | ἱερός | NOUN | A--NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ἐστὶν | conj | high | Coordinated second nominative nominal; substantivized/elliptical noun sense ‘sanctuary’. |
| 12 | Μελαινίδος | Μελανῖτις | PROPN | A--GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἱερὸν | nmod | medium | Epithet/name of Aphrodite, agreeing semantically with Ἀφροδίτης; treated as a dependent genitive apposition. |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἐστὶν | punct | high |
ἐπίκλησιν δὲ ἡ θεὸς ταύτην κατʼ ἄλλο μὲν ἔσχεν οὐδέν, ὅτι δὲ ἀνθρώπων μὴ τὰ πάντα αἱ μίξεις ὥσπερ τοῖς κτήνεσι μεθʼ ἡμέραν, τὰ πλείω δέ εἰσιν ἐν νυκτί.
The sentence has a somewhat elliptical explanatory clause after ὅτι: μὴ τὰ πάντα modifies the subject-like αἱ μίξεις, with comparison to animal mating; τὰ πλείω εἰσιν ἐν νυκτί supplies the explicit predicate. ἔσχεν takes ἐπίκλησιν as object and ταύτην as predicative/object-oriented complement.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπίκλησιν | ἐπίκλησις | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἔσχεν | obj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἔσχεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 θεὸς | det | high | |
| 4 | θεὸς | θεός | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἔσχεν | nsubj | high | Feminine noun despite masculine-looking form. |
| 5 | ταύτην | οὗτος | PRON | RD-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἔσχεν | xcomp | medium | Predicative accusative agreeing with ἐπίκλησιν; alternatively analyzed as an object pronoun. |
| 6 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | P | _ | 7 ἄλλο | case | high | |
| 7 | ἄλλο | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἔσχεν | obl | medium | Substantivized neuter with κατά; phrase means 'in another respect'. |
| 8 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 7 ἄλλο | advmod | high | |
| 9 | ἔσχεν | ἔχω | VERB | V-3IAI- Act | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Aorist indicative. |
| 10 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | A-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἔσχεν | obj | medium | Substantivized neuter: 'nothing else'. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἔσχεν | punct | high | |
| 12 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἔσχεν | mark | high | Introduces explanatory clause. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 19 μίξεις | cc | high | |
| 14 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 μίξεις | nmod | medium | Genitive of comparison/reference: 'among humans'. |
| 15 | μὴ | μή | PART | PART | _ | 19 μίξεις | advmod | medium | Negates the generalized proposition. |
| 16 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 πάντα | det | high | |
| 17 | πάντα | πᾶς | ADJ | A-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 19 μίξεις | nsubj | medium | Substantivized: 'all [the times/couplings]'; exact syntactic relation is elliptical. |
| 18 | αἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 19 μίξεις | det | high | |
| 19 | μίξεις | μίξις | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 29 εἰσιν | nsubj | medium | Subject of εἰσιν in the explicit second predicate; construction is compressed. |
| 20 | ὥσπερ | ὥσπερ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 19 μίξεις | mark | high | Introduces comparative clause/phrase. |
| 21 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 κτήνεσι | det | high | |
| 22 | κτήνεσι | κτῆνος | NOUN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 ὥσπερ | obl | high | Dative of comparison/reference. |
| 23 | μεθʼ | μετά | ADP | P | _ | 24 ἡμέραν | case | high | |
| 24 | ἡμέραν | ἡμέρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 μίξεις | obl | high | Temporal accusative: 'by day'. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 μίξεις | punct | high | |
| 26 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 27 πλείω | det | high | |
| 27 | πλείω | πολύς | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 εἰσιν | nsubj | medium | Substantivized comparative, 'the greater part'; accusative may reflect an elliptical construction. |
| 28 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 εἰσιν | cc | high | |
| 29 | εἰσιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-3PAI- Act | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 12 ὅτι | ccomp | high | Explicit predicate of the explanatory clause. |
| 30 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 31 νυκτί | case | high | |
| 31 | νυκτί | νύξ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 εἰσιν | obl | high | Locative/time phrase: 'at night'. |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἔσχεν | punct | high |