Grammar parses for passage 9.25.6
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τοσοῦτο δὲ δηλῶσαί με καὶ ἐς ἅπαντας ἐκώλυσεν οὐδέν, ἥντινα λέγουσιν ἀρχὴν οἱ Θηβαῖοι γενέσθαι τοῖς δρωμένοις.
The first infinitive δηλῶσαι is analyzed as a clausal subject of ἐκώλυσεν; the final infinitival clause depends on λέγουσιν, with ἀρχήν as predicate/object-like complement and τοῖς δρωμένοις as its dative complement.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοσοῦτο | τοσοῦτος | ADJ | adjective accusative singular neuter | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 δηλῶσαί | obj | high | Substantivized neuter accusative: 'so much'. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | coordinating conjunction | _ | 8 ἐκώλυσεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | δηλῶσαί | δηλόω | VERB | verb infinitive aorist active | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 8 ἐκώλυσεν | csubj | medium | Infinitive functioning as subject of ἐκώλυσεν: 'to declare'. |
| 4 | με | ἐγώ | PRON | personal pronoun accusative singular | Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 3 δηλῶσαί | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | coordinating conjunction | _ | 8 ἐκώλυσεν | cc | high | |
| 6 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | preposition governing accusative | _ | 7 ἅπαντας | case | high | |
| 7 | ἅπαντας | ἅπας | ADJ | adjective accusative plural masculine | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 δηλῶσαί | obl | medium | Substantivized with ἐς: 'to everyone'. |
| 8 | ἐκώλυσεν | κωλύω | VERB | verb indicative aorist active 3rd singular | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | indefinite pronoun accusative singular neuter | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 8 ἐκώλυσεν | obj | high | Accusative object with negative force: 'nothing'. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκώλυσεν | punct | high | |
| 11 | ἥντινα | ὅστις | PRON | relative pronoun accusative singular feminine | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 13 ἀρχὴν | det | medium | Relative determiner modifying ἀρχήν; agrees with its antecedent understood from context. |
| 12 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | verb indicative present active 3rd plural | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἥντινα | acl:relcl | medium | Relative-clause verb; οἱ Θηβαῖοι supply its subject. |
| 13 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | noun accusative singular feminine | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 γενέσθαι | obj | medium | Object of γενέσθαι, with ἥντινα as its determiner. |
| 14 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | article nominative plural masculine | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 Θηβαῖοι | det | high | |
| 15 | Θηβαῖοι | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | proper noun nominative plural masculine | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | The Thebans. |
| 16 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | verb infinitive aorist middle | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 12 λέγουσιν | xcomp | medium | Complementary infinitive after λέγουσιν: 'say ... to have become'. |
| 17 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | article dative plural neuter | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 18 δρωμένοις | det | high | |
| 18 | δρωμένοις | δράω | VERB | participle present middle/passive dative plural neuter | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 16 γενέσθαι | obl | medium | Substantivized participle with τοῖς: 'the things being performed'; dative complement of ἀρχήν γενέσθαι. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐκώλυσεν | punct | high |
πόλιν γάρ ποτε ἐν τούτῳ φασὶν εἶναι τῷ χωρίῳ καὶ ἄνδρας ὀνομαζομένους Καβείρους, Προμηθεῖ δὲ ἑνὶ τῶν Καβείρων καὶ Αἰτναίῳ τῷ Προμηθέως ἀφικομένην Δήμητρα ἐς γνῶσιν παρακαταθέσθαι σφίσιν·
Reported speech under φασίν contains εἶναι and παρακαταθέσθαι; Δήμητρα is the accusative subject of ἀφικομένην and the object/accusative subject associated with the latter infinitival construction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πόλιν | πόλις | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Accusative subject of εἶναι. |
| 2 | γάρ | γάρ | PART | X-------- | _ | 6 φασὶν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ποτε | ποτε | ADV | D-------- | _ | 6 φασὶν | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 χωρίῳ | case | high | |
| 5 | τούτῳ | οὗτος | DET | Pd---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 χωρίῳ | det | high | |
| 6 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V3PPAI--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 7 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V--PAN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 6 φασὶν | xcomp | high | |
| 8 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | P---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 χωρίῳ | det | high | |
| 9 | χωρίῳ | χωρίον | NOUN | N-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 εἶναι | obl | high | |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 ἄνδρας | cc | high | |
| 11 | ἄνδρας | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Second accusative subject/predicate complement in reported infinitival content. |
| 12 | ὀνομαζομένους | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-pppama- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 11 ἄνδρας | acl | high | |
| 13 | Καβείρους | Καβείρος | PROPN | Ne----ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ὀνομαζομένους | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with passive naming participle. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 φασὶν | punct | high | |
| 15 | Προμηθεῖ | Προμηθεύς | PROPN | Ne----md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 παρακαταθέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative recipient/possessor with παρακαταθέσθαι. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 28 παρακαταθέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 17 | ἑνὶ | εἷς | NUM | M----nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 Καβείρων | nmod | high | One of the Cabeiri. |
| 18 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | P---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 Καβείρων | det | high | |
| 19 | Καβείρων | Καβείρος | PROPN | Ne----mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 Προμηθεῖ | appos | high | Genitive complement of ἑνί, coordinated dative phrase. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 Αἰτναίῳ | cc | high | |
| 21 | Αἰτναίῳ | Αἰτναῖος | ADJ | A-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 Προμηθεῖ | conj | high | Coordinated dative, substantivized adjective. |
| 22 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | P---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 Αἰτναίῳ | det | high | |
| 23 | Προμηθέως | Προμηθεύς | PROPN | Ne----mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 Αἰτναίῳ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on Αἰτναίῳ. |
| 24 | ἀφικομένην | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-ampafa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 28 παρακαταθέσθαι | advcl | high | Adverbial participle modifying Δήμητρα. |
| 25 | Δήμητρα | Δημήτηρ | PROPN | Ne----fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 παρακαταθέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the participial clause, also object of παρακαταθέσθαι. |
| 26 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 27 γνῶσιν | case | high | |
| 27 | γνῶσιν | γνῶσις | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἀφικομένην | obl | high | Goal/result phrase with ἀφικομένην. |
| 28 | παρακαταθέσθαι | παρακατατίθημι | VERB | V--AMN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 6 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Infinitive coordinated in the reported content. |
| 29 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | Pp---md- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 28 παρακαταθέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative recipient; antecedent is the Cabeiri/associated persons. |
| 30 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 φασὶν | punct | high |
ἥτις μὲν δὴ ἦν ἡ παρακαταθήκη καὶ τὰ ἐς αὐτὴν γινόμενα, οὐκ ἐφαίνετο ὅσιόν μοι γράφειν,
The initial free-relative clause is coordinated internally around ἦν: παρακαταθήκη and substantivized τὰ ... γινόμενα form its nominative predicate/subject content, while the whole clause is the subject of impersonal ἐφαίνετο.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἥτις | ὅστις | PRON | Pr-n---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 4 ἦν | nsubj | high | Free relative pronoun, introducing the subject/topic clause. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Pos | 4 ἦν | discourse | high | Correlative/topic particle; paired contrast is not expressed within this sentence. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | D-------- | _ | 4 ἦν | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V3siia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 14 ἐφαίνετο | csubj | high | Imperfect indicative of εἰμί; heads the content clause functioning as subject of ἐφαίνετο. |
| 5 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L-----fn- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 παρακαταθήκη | det | high | |
| 6 | παρακαταθήκη | παρακαταθήκη | NOUN | N-----fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἦν | attr | high | Predicate noun with ἦν. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 11 γινόμενα | cc | high | Coordinates the second subject constituent with παρακαταθήκη. |
| 8 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-----na- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 γινόμενα | det | high | Article substantivizing the participle phrase. |
| 9 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 αὐτὴν | case | high | Variant of εἰς, governing accusative. |
| 10 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | Pp3saf--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 11 γινόμενα | obl | high | Accusative object of ἐς. |
| 11 | γινόμενα | γίγνομαι | VERB | V3ppnp--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 6 παρακαταθήκη | conj | high | Substantivized present middle participle, coordinated with παρακαταθήκη. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἐφαίνετο | punct | high | |
| 13 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 14 ἐφαίνετο | advmod | high | Negative particle. |
| 14 | ἐφαίνετο | φαίνομαι | VERB | V3siim--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Imperfect middle/deponent finite predicate. |
| 15 | ὅσιόν | ὅσιος | ADJ | A-s---na- | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἐφαίνετο | xcomp | high | Neuter predicate adjective in the impersonal construction. |
| 16 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1-sd--- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 17 γράφειν | iobj | medium | Dative of the person concerned with γράφειν; could alternatively be analyzed with the impersonal predicate. |
| 17 | γράφειν | γράφω | VERB | V--pna--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 15 ὅσιόν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive dependent on ὅσιόν. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἐφαίνετο | punct | high |
Δήμητρος δʼ οὖν Καβειραίοις δῶρόν ἐστιν ἡ τελετή.
Copular construction: “the rite is Demeter’s gift to/for the Cabeiri.” The dative Καβειραίοις is analyzed as the recipient or associated party of δῶρον.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Δήμητρος | Δήμητηρ | PROPN | Neut? | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 τελετή | nmod | high | Genitive of source/possession: Demeter's. |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 8 τελετή | cc | high | Apodotic/continuative connective. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | Part | _ | 8 τελετή | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | Καβειραίοις | Καβειραίος | PROPN | A--DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 δῶρόν | nmod | medium | Dative plural ethnic/name; likely recipient or association of the gift. |
| 5 | δῶρόν | δῶρον | NOUN | N--NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Predicate subject with εἰμί. |
| 6 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular clause root. |
| 7 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 τελετή | det | high | Article agreeing with τελετή. |
| 8 | τελετή | τελετή | NOUN | N--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστιν | xcomp | high | Nominal predicate complement of εἰμί: the initiation/rite. |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐστιν | punct | high |