Grammar parses for passage 9.11.3
Open translation for this passage
αἱ μὲν δὴ ἐπεῖχον Ἀλκμήνην μὴ τεκεῖν·
The clause is elliptical in Greek style: αἱ μὲν δὴ ἐπεῖχον governs the infinitival complement μὴ τεκεῖν with Ἀλκμήνην as its object.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | αἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ἐπεῖχον | nsubj | medium | Likely article used substantively, referring to an omitted feminine plural subject. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 4 ἐπεῖχον | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 4 ἐπεῖχον | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | ἐπεῖχον | ἐπέχω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite verb of the clause. |
| 5 | Ἀλκμήνην | Ἀλκμήνη | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 τεκεῖν | obj | high | Direct object of the infinitive τεκεῖν. |
| 6 | μὴ | μή | PART | _ | _ | 7 τεκεῖν | advmod | high | Negative particle with infinitive. |
| 7 | τεκεῖν | τίκτω | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 4 ἐπεῖχον | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive governed by ἐπεῖχον. |
| 8 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 ἐπεῖχον | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
Τειρεσίου δὲ θυγατρὶ Ἱστορίδι σόφισμα ἔπεισιν ἐς τὰς Φαρμακίδας, ἐς ἐπήκοον αὐτῶν ὀλολύξαι, τετοκέναι γὰρ τὴν Ἀλκμήνην·
The syntax is somewhat compressed: σόφισμα ἔπεισιν governs two infinitival complements, one with ἐς τὰς Φαρμακίδας ... ὀλολύξαι and another explanatory τετοκέναι γὰρ τὴν Ἀλκμήνην.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Τειρεσίου | Τειρεσίας | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 σόφισμα | nmod | high | Genitive possessor of θυγατρὶ. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 6 ἔπεισιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | θυγατρὶ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἔπεισιν | obl | high | Dative indirect object / possessor with ἔπεισιν. |
| 4 | Ἱστορίδι | Ἱστορίς | PROPN | N-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 θυγατρὶ | appos | high | Apposition to θυγατρὶ. |
| 5 | σόφισμα | σόφισμα | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἔπεισιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔπεισιν. |
| 6 | ἔπεισιν | ἔπειμι | VERB | V-PAI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 6 ἔπεισιν | obl | high | Introduces purpose clause. |
| 8 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | L-P---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 Φαρμακίδας | det | high | Article modifying Φαρμακίδας. |
| 9 | Φαρμακίδας | Φαρμακίς | NOUN | N-P---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 7 ἐς | obj | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἔπεισιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 14 ὀλολύξαι | mark | medium | Likely marker of infinitival purpose phrase; syntactic attachment somewhat uncertain. |
| 12 | ἐπήκοον | ἐπήκοος | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ὀλολύξαι | advmod | medium | Accusative adverbial expression with infinitive. |
| 13 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P-P---GN- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 14 ὀλολύξαι | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἐπήκοον. |
| 14 | ὀλολύξαι | ὀλολύζω | VERB | V--AAI--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 ἔπεισιν | advcl | high | Infinitival purpose/result clause dependent on ἔπεισιν. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 τετοκέναι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | τετοκέναι | τίκτω | VERB | V-RAA--- | Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 ἔπεισιν | ccomp | high | Complementary infinitive after the utterance/content implied by σόφισμα. |
| 17 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G-------- | _ | 16 τετοκέναι | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 18 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Ἀλκμήνην | det | high | Article modifying Ἀλκμήνην. |
| 19 | Ἀλκμήνην | Ἀλκμήνη | PROPN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 τετοκέναι | obj | high | Object of τετοκέναι. |
| 20 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἔπεισιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
οὕτω τὰς μὲν ἀπατηθείσας ἀπελθεῖν, τὴν δὲ Ἀλκμήνην τεκεῖν φασιν.
The construction uses two accusative-with-infinitive clauses coordinated by μέν...δέ; the participle ἀπατηθείσας is best taken as modifying the first infinitival subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὕτω | οὕτω | ADV | D-------- | _ | 11 φασιν | advmod | high | Modifies the reporting verb 'φασιν'. |
| 2 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | l-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ἀπατηθείσας | det | high | Article with participle. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | d-------- | _ | 2 τὰς | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 4 | ἀπατηθείσας | ἀπατάω | VERB | --------p | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 5 ἀπελθεῖν | obj | medium | Accusative participle modifying the omitted subject of the infinitive; attachment is somewhat uncertain. |
| 5 | ἀπελθεῖν | ἀπέρχομαι | VERB | v--ana--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 11 φασιν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of 'φασιν'. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἀπελθεῖν | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 Ἀλκμήνην | det | high | Article with proper name. |
| 8 | δὲ | δέ | PART | d-------- | _ | 7 τὴν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 9 | Ἀλκμήνην | Ἀλκμήνη | PROPN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 τεκεῖν | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 10 | τεκεῖν | τίκτω | VERB | v--ana--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 11 φασιν | xcomp | high | Second infinitival complement of 'φασιν'. |
| 11 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 φασιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |