Grammar parses for passage 9.23.3
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λέγεται δὲ καὶ ὀνείρατος ὄψιν αὐτῷ γενέσθαι προήκοντι ἐς γῆρας·
The main difficulty is the genitive ὀνείρατος, which may be a textual or morphological irregularity; syntactically it is treated as modifying ὄψιν within the infinitival clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-3SPI-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal/passive form used with infinitive clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 λέγεται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 ὀνείρατος | cc | medium | Likely linking the coordinated object phrase. |
| 4 | ὀνείρατος | ὄνειραρ | NOUN | N-SG---GN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 ὄψιν | nmod | low | Form is unusual; likely genitive dependent of ὄψιν, but lemma/morphology uncertain. |
| 5 | ὄψιν | ὄψις | NOUN | N-SF---AN | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative infinitival subject/object of λέγεται. |
| 6 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-S---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 7 γενέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative with infinitive, likely ethical/experiencer dative. |
| 7 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-ANM---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 1 λέγεται | csubj | high | Infinitival clause complement of λέγεται. |
| 8 | προήκοντι | προήκω | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 γενέσθαι | advcl | medium | Circumstantial participle agreeing with αὐτῷ/understood subject. |
| 9 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 γῆρας | case | high | Preposition governing γῆρας. |
| 10 | γῆρας | γῆρας | NOUN | N-AS---N- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 προήκοντι | obl | high | Prepositional object of προήκοντι. |
| 11 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
ἐπιστᾶσα ἡ Περσεφόνη οἱ καθεύδοντι οὐκ ἔφασκεν ὑμνηθῆναι μόνη θεῶν ὑπὸ Πινδάρου, ποιήσειν μέντοι καὶ ἐς αὐτὴν ᾆσμα Πίνδαρον ἐλθόντα ὡς αὐτήν.
The syntax is difficult at οἱ καθεύδοντι and in the final participial phrase ᾆσμα Πίνδαρον ἐλθόντα ὡς αὐτήν, where the exact attachment is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπιστᾶσα | ἐφίστημι | VERB | V-APN-SF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 ἔφασκεν | advcl | high | Adverbial participle modifying the main speech verb. |
| 2 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | RA-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Περσεφόνη | det | high | Article with Περσεφόνη. |
| 3 | Περσεφόνη | Περσεφόνη | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἔφασκεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔφασκεν. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | PRON | RR-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 καθεύδοντι | det | medium | Likely article with καθεύδοντι used substantively ('to the sleeping one'); form can also be article. |
| 5 | καθεύδοντι | καθεύδω | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 ἔφασκεν | iobj | medium | Dative participle functioning as indirect object/recipient of speech, though syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 6 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D | Polarity=Neg | 7 ἔφασκεν | advmod | high | Negation of ἔφασκεν. |
| 7 | ἔφασκεν | φάσκω | VERB | V-IXIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 8 | ὑμνηθῆναι | ὑμνέω | VERB | V-APN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 7 ἔφασκεν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of saying. |
| 9 | μόνη | μόνος | ADJ | A-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ὑμνηθῆναι | nsubj | medium | Predicative subject with the infinitive; likely agrees with implied subject referring to Persephone. |
| 10 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | N-PGF | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 μόνη | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on μόνη: 'alone among the gods'. |
| 11 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R | _ | 12 Πινδάρου | case | high | Agentive preposition. |
| 12 | Πινδάρου | Πίνδαρος | PROPN | N-OGM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ὑμνηθῆναι | obl | high | Agent in passive infinitival clause. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔφασκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 14 | ποιήσειν | ποιέω | VERB | V-IFA | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 ἔφασκεν | xcomp | high | Second complement infinitive of ἔφασκεν. |
| 15 | μέντοι | μέντοι | PART | D | _ | 14 ποιήσειν | advmod | high | Discourse particle. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 19 ᾆσμα | cc | medium | Coordination with ᾆσμα; attachment somewhat interpretive. |
| 17 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 18 αὐτὴν | case | high | Preposition governing αὐτὴν. |
| 18 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 14 ποιήσειν | obl | high | Directional oblique with ποιήσειν. |
| 19 | ᾆσμα | ᾆσμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ποιήσειν | obj | high | Object of ποιήσειν. |
| 20 | Πίνδαρον | Πίνδαρος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 ἐλθόντα | obj | medium | Accusative with participle ἐλθόντα; likely the person named as object/subject of the coming. |
| 21 | ἐλθόντα | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-APM-SA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 19 ᾆσμα | acl | medium | Participial modifier of ᾆσμα or of Πίνδαρον; syntax is somewhat uncertain. |
| 22 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | T | _ | 23 αὐτήν | mark | high | Introduces comparative/causal clause. |
| 23 | αὐτήν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 21 ἐλθόντα | advcl | medium | Clause/complement governed by ἐλθόντα; likely 'as to her' or 'to her' in indirect style. |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔφασκεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |