Grammar parses for passage 9.10.4
Open translation for this passage
ἐπίκλησις δέ ἐστίν οἱ δαφναφόρος, στεφάνους γὰρ φύλλων δάφνης φοροῦσιν οἱ παῖδες.
The syntax is somewhat elliptical: ἐπίκλησις δέ ἐστίν ... introduces a predicative label, and φοροῦσιν supplies the explanatory clause with 'the boys' as subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπίκλησις | ἐπίκλησις | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἐστίν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστίν. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 3 ἐστίν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἐστίν | εἰμί | VERB | V-3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular root. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 δαφναφόρος | det | medium | Likely article with δαφναφόρος; gender may be incongruent if taken as substantive/epithet. |
| 5 | δαφναφόρος | δαφναφόρος | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 ἐπίκλησις | amod | medium | Predicate adjective with article, agreeing with implied subject or appositive phrase; morphology somewhat uncertain due to form. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐστίν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 7 | στεφάνους | στέφανος | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 φοροῦσιν | obj | high | Direct object of φοροῦσιν. |
| 8 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 11 φοροῦσιν | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 9 | φύλλων | φύλλον | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 στεφάνους | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of στεφάνους. |
| 10 | δάφνης | δάφνη | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 φύλλων | nmod | high | Genitive dependent within the noun phrase, 'of laurel leaves'. |
| 11 | φοροῦσιν | φορέω | VERB | V-3PPAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 3 ἐστίν | parataxis | medium | Explains the preceding epithet; could also be analyzed as a second clause coordinated/loosely appositive. |
| 12 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 13 παῖδες | det | high | Article with παῖδες. |
| 13 | παῖδες | παῖς | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 φοροῦσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of φοροῦσιν. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐστίν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
εἰ μὲν οὖν πᾶσιν ὁμοίως καθέστηκεν ἀναθεῖναι δαφνηφορήσαντας χαλκοῦν τῷ θεῷ τρίποδα, οὐκ ἔχω δηλῶσαι, δοκῶ δὲ οὐ πᾶσιν εἶναι νόμον· οὐ γὰρ δὴ πολλοὺς ἑώρων αὐτόθι ἀνακειμένους·
The clause structure is somewhat tangled: the first conditional clause contains καθέστηκεν with an infinitival complement, while the later explanatory clause with ἑώρων is best treated as parataxis.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰ | εἰ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 καθέστηκεν | mark | high | Conditional marker introducing the clause. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 1 εἰ | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | PART | _ | 2 μὲν | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | πᾶσιν | πᾶς | ADJ | A----d | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 καθέστηκεν | obl | high | Dative with καθέστηκεν, 'for all'. |
| 5 | ὁμοίως | ὁμοίως | ADV | D | _ | 6 καθέστηκεν | advmod | high | Adverb modifying καθέστηκεν. |
| 6 | καθέστηκεν | καθίστημι | VERB | V-3SRAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 7 | ἀναθεῖναι | ἀνατίθημι | VERB | V--ANA- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 καθέστηκεν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive depending on καθέστηκεν. |
| 8 | δαφνηφορήσαντας | δαφνηφορέω | VERB | V-PAP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 ἀναθεῖναι | advcl | medium | Participial modifier; likely adverbial/temporal, referring to persons. |
| 9 | χαλκοῦν | χαλκοῦς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 τρίποδα | amod | high | Modifies τρίποδα. |
| 10 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | RA-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 θεῷ | det | high | Definite article. |
| 11 | θεῷ | θεός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἀναθεῖναι | obl | high | Dative of recipient with ἀναθεῖναι. |
| 12 | τρίποδα | τρίπους | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἀναθεῖναι | obj | high | Direct object of ἀναθεῖναι. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 καθέστηκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 14 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | PART | _ | 15 ἔχω | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 15 | ἔχω | ἔχω | VERB | V-1SRAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 6 καθέστηκεν | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb. |
| 16 | δηλῶσαι | δηλόω | VERB | V--ANA- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 15 ἔχω | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἔχω | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 18 | δοκῶ | δοκέω | VERB | V-1SRAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 6 καθέστηκεν | conj | high | Second coordinated finite verb. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 18 δοκῶ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 20 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PART | _ | 18 δοκῶ | advmod | high | Negation for the infinitival clause. |
| 21 | πᾶσιν | πᾶς | ADJ | A----d | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 εἶναι | obl | high | Dative with εἶναι, 'for all'. |
| 22 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V--ANA- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 18 δοκῶ | ccomp | high | Complement clause depending on δοκῶ. |
| 23 | νόμον | νόμος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement within infinitival clause; analysis somewhat uncertain. |
| 24 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 δοκῶ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 25 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PART | _ | 29 ἑώρων | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 26 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 29 ἑώρων | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 27 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 29 ἑώρων | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 28 | πολλοὺς | πολύς | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 29 ἑώρων | obj | high | Object of ἑώρων. |
| 29 | ἑώρων | ὁράω | VERB | V-1SPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 18 δοκῶ | parataxis | high | Finite verb of explanatory clause. |
| 30 | αὐτόθι | αὐτόθι | ADV | D | _ | 29 ἑώρων | advmod | high | Locative adverb. |
| 31 | ἀνακειμένους | ἀνάκειμαι | VERB | V-PPP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 29 ἑώρων | xcomp | medium | Participle complement/predicative modifier; meaning 'set up/dedicated'. |
| 32 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 ἑώρων | punct | high | Punctuation. |
οἱ δʼ οὖν εὐδαιμονέστεροι τῶν παίδων ἀνατιθέασιν.
The comparative adjective εὐδαιμονέστεροι takes a genitive phrase τῶν παίδων as its standard of comparison; the finite verb ἀνατιθέασιν is the clause root.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | l-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 εὐδαιμονέστεροι | det | high | Articular subject modifier. |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | PART | g-------- | _ | 1 οἱ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | g-------- | _ | 4 εὐδαιμονέστεροι | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | εὐδαιμονέστεροι | εὐδαίμων | ADJ | a-p---mnc- | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ἀνατιθέασιν | nsubj | high | Nominative plural comparative adjective functioning as subject. |
| 5 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 παίδων | det | high | Article modifying the genitive noun. |
| 6 | παίδων | παῖς | NOUN | n-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 εὐδαιμονέστεροι | nmod | medium | Genitive complement of comparison; lemma gender is lexically variable, here inflected form is genitive plural. |
| 7 | ἀνατιθέασιν | ἀνατίθημι | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite main verb. |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἀνατιθέασιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |