Grammar parses for passage 9.19.3
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κατὰ δὲ τὴν ἐς Γλίσαντα εὐθεῖαν ἐκ Θηβῶν λίθοις χωρίον περιεχόμενον λογάσιν Ὄφεως καλοῦσιν οἱ Θηβαῖοι κεφαλήν, τὸν ὄφιν τοῦτον---ὅστις δὴ ἦν---ἀνασχεῖν ἐνταῦθα ἐκ τοῦ φωλεοῦ λέγοντες τὴν κεφαλήν, Τειρεσίαν δὲ ἐπιτυχόντα ἀποκόψαι μαχαίρᾳ.
The sentence has a naming construction with two coordinated/embedded infinitival reports; the first half is syntactically compressed and partly uncertain, especially the status of λίθοις λογάσιν and κεφαλήν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 3 τὴν | case | high | Preposition governing τὴν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 14 καλοῦσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 εὐθεῖαν | det | high | Article with εὐθεῖαν. |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 5 Γλίσαντα | case | high | Preposition. |
| 5 | Γλίσαντα | Γλίς | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 εὐθεῖαν | nmod | medium | Toponym, accusative after ἐς. |
| 6 | εὐθεῖαν | εὐθεία | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 χωρίον | obl | medium | Likely substantivized/adverbial 'the direct route' modifying χωρίον. |
| 7 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 8 Θηβῶν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 8 | Θηβῶν | Θῆβαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 εὐθεῖαν | nmod | high | Source/location phrase with ἐκ. |
| 9 | λίθοις | λίθος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 χωρίον | obl | medium | Instrumental/dative modifying χωρίον or περιεχόμενον. |
| 10 | χωρίον | χωρίον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 καλοῦσιν | obj | high | Direct object of καλοῦσιν. |
| 11 | περιεχόμενον | περιέχω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 10 χωρίον | acl | high | Participle agreeing with χωρίον. |
| 12 | λογάσιν | λογάς | ADJ | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 χωρίον | amod | low | Likely modifies λίθοις; lexeme and relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 13 | Ὄφεως | ὄφις | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 κεφαλήν | nmod | medium | Possibly 'of the snake' with κεφαλήν. |
| 14 | καλοῦσιν | καλέω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 15 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 Θηβαῖοι | det | high | Article with Θηβαῖοι. |
| 16 | Θηβαῖοι | Θηβαῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 καλοῦσιν | nsubj | high | Subject. |
| 17 | κεφαλήν | κεφαλή | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 καλοῦσιν | obj | high | Predicate/object complement in naming construction. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 καλοῦσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 19 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 ὄφιν | det | high | Article with ὄφιν. |
| 20 | ὄφιν | ὄφις | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 ἀνασχεῖν | obj | medium | Likely object of ἀνασχεῖν. |
| 21 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 20 ὄφιν | det | high | Demonstrative modifying ὄφιν. |
| 22 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | punct | high | Dash. |
| 23 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | punct | high | Dash. |
| 24 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | punct | high | Dash. |
| 25 | ὅστις | ὅστις | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 27 ἦν | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun. |
| 26 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 27 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 25 ὅστις | acl:relcl | high | Copular verb in relative clause. |
| 28 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | punct | high | Dash. |
| 29 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | punct | high | Dash. |
| 30 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἦν | punct | high | Dash. |
| 31 | ἀνασχεῖν | ἀνασχέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 36 λέγοντες | xcomp | medium | Infinitival complement of λέγοντες. |
| 32 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | _ | _ | 31 ἀνασχεῖν | advmod | high | Adverb modifying infinitive. |
| 33 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | AdpType=Prep | 35 φωλεοῦ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 34 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 35 φωλεοῦ | det | high | Article with φωλεοῦ. |
| 35 | φωλεοῦ | φωλεός | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 ἀνασχεῖν | obl | high | Source phrase with ἐκ. |
| 36 | λέγοντες | λέγω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 14 καλοῦσιν | advcl | high | Participial clause attached to main verb. |
| 37 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 38 κεφαλήν | det | high | Article with κεφαλήν. |
| 38 | κεφαλήν | κεφαλή | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 43 ἀποκόψαι | obj | medium | Object of ἀποκόψαι or possibly appositional to ὄφιν-related phrase. |
| 39 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 43 ἀποκόψαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 40 | Τειρεσίαν | Τειρεσίας | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 43 ἀποκόψαι | nsubj | high | Subject of infinitive. |
| 41 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 43 ἀποκόψαι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 42 | ἐπιτυχόντα | ἐπιτυγχάνω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 40 Τειρεσίαν | advcl | high | Participial modifier of Τειρεσίαν. |
| 43 | ἀποκόψαι | ἀποκόπτω | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 36 λέγοντες | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement in indirect discourse. |
| 44 | μαχαίρᾳ | μάχαιρα | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 43 ἀποκόψαι | obl | high | Instrumental dative. |
| 45 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 καλοῦσιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τὸ μὲν δὴ χωρίον τοῦτο ἐπὶ λόγῳ καλεῖται τοιῷδε·
Syntax is straightforward: χωρίον τοῦτο is the passive subject, with ἐπὶ λόγῳ as a prepositional phrase and τοιῷδε agreeing with λόγῳ.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 χωρίον | det | high | Articular subject/article. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | g-------- | _ | 8 καλεῖται | discourse | high | Correlative/discourse particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | g-------- | _ | 8 καλεῖται | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | χωρίον | χωρίον | NOUN | n-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 καλεῖται | nsubj:pass | high | Subject of the passive verb. |
| 5 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | d-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 4 χωρίον | det | high | Demonstrative modifying χωρίον. |
| 6 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 7 λόγῳ | case | high | Preposition governing λόγῳ. |
| 7 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | n-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 καλεῖται | obl | high | Dative complement of preposition. |
| 8 | καλεῖται | καλέω | VERB | v3spip--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 9 | τοιῷδε | τοιόσδε | DET | d-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 7 λόγῳ | amod | medium | Attributed to λόγῳ; form is dative neuter demonstrative/adjectival. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 καλεῖται | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |