Grammar parses for passage 9.17.5
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ταῦτα δὲ αἱ πόλεις αὗται πεπιστεύκασιν ἐκ χρησμῶν τῶν Βάκιδος, ἔστι γὰρ καὶ τάδε ἐν τοῖς χρησμοῖς·
The sentence contains a main clause with πεπιστεύκασιν and a paratactic explanatory ἔστι clause; τάδε is analyzed as the neuter plural subject of the presentational construction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | PD-ANP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 6 πεπιστεύκασιν | obj | high | Accusative neuter plural demonstrative, object of πεπιστεύκασιν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | --------- | _ | 6 πεπιστεύκασιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | αἱ | ὁ | DET | DA-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 πόλεις | det | high | |
| 4 | πόλεις | πόλις | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 πεπιστεύκασιν | nsubj | high | Subject of πεπιστεύκασιν. |
| 5 | αὗται | οὗτος | PRON | PD-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 4 πόλεις | appos | high | Demonstrative apposition/emphasis with πόλεις. |
| 6 | πεπιστεύκασιν | πιστεύω | VERB | V-RAP-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect active indicative, with finite presentational force. |
| 7 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | P | _ | 8 χρησμῶν | case | high | |
| 8 | χρησμῶν | χρησμός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 πεπιστεύκασιν | obl | high | Source/basis phrase: ‘from oracles’. |
| 9 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | DA-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 10 Βάκιδος | det | high | |
| 10 | Βάκιδος | Βάκις | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 χρησμῶν | nmod | high | Genitive name specifying the oracles. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 πεπιστεύκασιν | punct | high | |
| 12 | ἔστι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | parataxis | medium | Existential/presentational clause coordinated paratactically with the preceding assertion. |
| 13 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | --------- | _ | 12 ἔστι | cc | high | Postpositive explanatory connective. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | --------- | _ | 15 τάδε | cc | high | Additive connective/adverbial καί. |
| 15 | τάδε | ὅδε | PRON | PD-ANP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 12 ἔστι | nsubj | medium | Neuter plural subject of an impersonal/presentational ἔστι; καί adds ‘also’. |
| 16 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 18 χρησμοῖς | case | high | |
| 17 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | DA-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 χρησμοῖς | det | high | |
| 18 | χρησμοῖς | χρησμός | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἔστι | obl | high | Locative phrase: ‘in the oracles’. |
| 19 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἔστι | punct | high |
ἀλλʼ ὁπόταν Τιθορεὺς Ἀμφίονί τε Ζήθῳ τε χύτλα καὶ εὐχωλὰς μειλίγματʼ ἐνὶ χθονὶ χεύῃ θελγομένου ταύροιο κλυτοῦ μένει ἠελίοιο, καὶ τότε δὴ πεφύλαξο πόλει κακὸν οὐκ ἀλαπαδνόν ἐρχόμενον· καρποὶ γὰρ ἀποφθινύθουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ γαίης δασσαμένων, Φώκου δʼ ἐπὶ σῆμα φερόντων.
Poetic syntax is unusually difficult: the temporal clause, μένει sequence, and final genitive participial constructions admit alternative attachments; rare forms are marked with lower confidence.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλʼ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 πεφύλαξο | cc | high | |
| 2 | ὁπόταν | ὁπόταν | SCONJ | ADV | _ | 14 χεύῃ | mark | high | Temporal subordinator introducing ὅταν-clause. |
| 3 | Τιθορεὺς | Τιθορεύς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 χεύῃ | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | Ἀμφίονί | Ἀμφίων | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 εὐχωλὰς | nmod | medium | Dative recipient/association in the paired names. |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 Ἀμφίονί | cc | high | |
| 6 | Ζήθῳ | Ζήθος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Ἀμφίονί | conj | high | |
| 7 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 Ζήθῳ | cc | high | |
| 8 | χύτλα | χύτλα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 14 χεύῃ | obj | medium | Rare/poetic form; construed as an object of χεύῃ. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 10 εὐχωλὰς | cc | high | |
| 10 | εὐχωλὰς | εὐχωλή | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 χύτλα | conj | high | |
| 11 | μειλίγματʼ | μείλιγμα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 χύτλα | conj | high | Apocope/elision in token form. |
| 12 | ἐνὶ | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 13 χθονὶ | case | high | |
| 13 | χθονὶ | χθών | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 χεύῃ | obl | high | |
| 14 | χεύῃ | χέω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 24 πεφύλαξο | advcl | medium | Present subjunctive in temporal ὁπόταν-clause; form may be textually/poetically irregular. |
| 15 | θελγομένου | θέλγω | VERB | V-PPM-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 16 ταύροιο | acl | medium | Genitive participle, likely modifying ταύροιο. |
| 16 | ταύροιο | ταῦρος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 κλυτοῦ | nmod | high | |
| 17 | κλυτοῦ | κλυτός | ADJ | A-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἠελίοιο | amod | high | |
| 18 | μένει | μένω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 14 χεύῃ | conj | medium | Poetic clause coordination/continuation; exact attachment is uncertain. |
| 19 | ἠελίοιο | ἠέλιος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 μένει | nmod | high | |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 χεύῃ | punct | high | |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 πεφύλαξο | cc | high | |
| 22 | τότε | τότε | ADV | ADV | _ | 24 πεφύλαξο | advmod | high | |
| 23 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 24 πεφύλαξο | discourse | high | |
| 24 | πεφύλαξο | φυλάσσω | VERB | V-XAI-2S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Second-person perfect; could be read as an imperative-like warning in context, but tagged morphologically as indicative. |
| 25 | πόλει | πόλις | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 πεφύλαξο | iobj | high | |
| 26 | κακὸν | κακός | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἐρχόμενον | obj | medium | Substantivized masculine accusative, object of ἐρχόμενον. |
| 27 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | PART | _ | 29 ἐρχόμενον | advmod | high | |
| 28 | ἀλαπαδνόν | ἀλαπαδνός | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 κακὸν | amod | high | |
| 29 | ἐρχόμενον | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-PPM-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 24 πεφύλαξο | xcomp | medium | Accusative participle predicated of the understood κακόν. |
| 30 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 πεφύλαξο | punct | high | |
| 31 | καρποὶ | καρπός | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 33 ἀποφθινύθουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 32 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 33 ἀποφθινύθουσιν | cc | high | |
| 33 | ἀποφθινύθουσιν | ἀποφθίνυθω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 24 πεφύλαξο | parataxis | high | |
| 34 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 35 αὐτῇ | case | high | |
| 35 | αὐτῇ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 33 ἀποφθινύθουσιν | obl | high | Refers to πόλις. |
| 36 | γαίης | γαῖα | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 37 δασσαμένων | nmod | high | |
| 37 | δασσαμένων | δάσσαμαι | VERB | V-PPM-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 33 ἀποφθινύθουσιν | advcl | low | Poetic/uncertain participial form and attachment; likely genitive plural participle agreeing with an understood feminine plural subject. |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 33 ἀποφθινύθουσιν | punct | high | |
| 39 | Φώκου | Φώκος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 42 σῆμα | nmod | high | |
| 40 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 43 φερόντων | cc | high | Elided form. |
| 41 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 42 σῆμα | case | high | With accusative σῆμα. |
| 42 | σῆμα | σῆμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 43 φερόντων | obl | high | |
| 43 | φερόντων | φέρω | VERB | V-PAP-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 37 δασσαμένων | conj | low | Genitive plural participle; coordination and attachment are syntactically difficult. |
| 44 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 33 ἀποφθινύθουσιν | punct | high |