Grammar parses for passage 9.20.1
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Ταναγραῖοι δὲ οἰκιστήν σφισι Ποίμανδρον γενέσθαι λέγουσι Χαιρησίλεω παῖδα τοῦ Ἰασίου τοῦ Ἐλευθῆρος, τὸν δʼ Ἀπόλλωνός τε καὶ Αἰθούσης εἶναι τῆς Ποσειδῶνος.
The sentence uses indirect statement with two infinitival complements of λέγουσι; the second clause compresses genealogy and ancestry, making the genitive relations somewhat ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ταναγραῖοι | Ταναγραῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 λέγουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσι. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 7 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | οἰκιστήν | οἰκιστής | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative complement of γενέσθαι. |
| 4 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 6 γενέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative of reference with γενέσθαι. |
| 5 | Ποίμανδρον | Ποίμανδρος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 οἰκιστήν | appos | high | Appositive naming the prospective oikistēs. |
| 6 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | _ | Aspect=Perf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 7 λέγουσι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of λέγουσι. |
| 7 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the clause. |
| 8 | Χαιρησίλεω | Χαιρήσιλεως | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 παῖδα | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of παῖδα. |
| 9 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 λέγουσι | obj | high | Second accusative complement in indirect discourse. |
| 10 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ἰασίου | det | high | Article with Ἰασίου. |
| 11 | Ἰασίου | Ἰάσιος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 παῖδα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of παῖδα. |
| 12 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 Ἐλευθῆρος | det | high | Article with Ἐλευθῆρος. |
| 13 | Ἐλευθῆρος | Ἐλευθερεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 Ἰασίου | nmod | medium | Further genitive modifier; likely appositional/epexegetic to Ἰασίου. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 λέγουσι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 15 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 εἶναι | det | high | Article with implied masculine subject of εἶναι. |
| 16 | δʼ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 21 εἶναι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 17 | Ἀπόλλωνός | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 εἶναι | nsubj | medium | Genitive subject in indirect discourse, with τε καὶ coordinated to Αἰθούσης; parsing is somewhat uncertain. |
| 18 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 17 Ἀπόλλωνός | cc | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 17 Ἀπόλλωνός | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 20 | Αἰθούσης | Αἰθούσα | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 Ἀπόλλωνός | conj | high | Coordinated with Ἀπόλλωνός. |
| 21 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Second infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 22 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 Ποσειδῶνος | det | high | Article with Ποσειδῶνος. |
| 23 | Ποσειδῶνος | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 Αἰθούσης | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent of Αἰθούσης; likely indicates descent, though syntax is compressed. |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 λέγουσι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
Ποίμανδρον δὲ γυναῖκά φασιν ἀγαγέσθαι Τάναγραν θυγατέρα Αἰόλου·
The syntax is a reported statement with φασιν governing an infinitival complement; Ποίμανδρον is the accusative subject/object in indirect discourse, and the noun phrase Τάναγραν θυγατέρα Αἰόλου is appositive/identificational within the infinitival clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ποίμανδρον | Ποίμανδρος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 φασιν | obj | high | Direct object of φασιν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 4 φασιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | γυναῖκά | γυνή | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἀγαγέσθαι | xcomp | medium | Accusative of the participial infinitive phrase; could be object of ἀγαγέσθαι. |
| 4 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 5 | ἀγαγέσθαι | ἄγω | VERB | V-AMN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 φασιν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive after φασιν. |
| 6 | Τάναγραν | Τάναγρα | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἀγαγέσθαι | obj | high | Object of ἀγαγέσθαι. |
| 7 | θυγατέρα | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 Τάναγραν | appos | medium | Apposition to Τάναγραν. |
| 8 | Αἰόλου | Αἴολος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 θυγατέρα | nmod | high | Genitive modifying θυγατέρα. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 φασιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |