Grammar parses for passage 9.27.7
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ἐγὼ δὲ ἤκουσα μὲν καὶ ἄλλον λόγον, ὡς διὰ πασῶν ὁ Ἡρακλῆς τῶν Θεστίου παρθένων διεξέλθοι τῇ αὐτῇ νυκτὶ καὶ ὡς ἄρσενας παῖδας αὐτῷ πᾶσαι τέκοιεν, διδύμους δὲ ἥ τε νεωτάτη καὶ ἡ πρεσβυτάτη.
Indirect discourse with two ὡς-clauses governed by ἤκουσα; the final διδύμους ... ἥ τε νεωτάτη καὶ ἡ πρεσβυτάτη is syntactically elliptical and somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐγὼ | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1ns | Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 3 ἤκουσα | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ἤκουσα | ἀκούω | VERB | V-1AIA-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | discourse | high | |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 6 ἄλλον | cc | high | |
| 6 | ἄλλον | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 λόγον | amod | high | |
| 7 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἤκουσα | obj | high | |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | punct | high | |
| 9 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 17 διεξέλθοι | mark | high | Introduces indirect discourse clause. |
| 10 | διὰ | διά | ADP | R | Case=Gen | 11 πασῶν | case | high | |
| 11 | πασῶν | πᾶς | ADJ | A-GFP | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 16 παρθένων | amod | medium | Likely modifies παρθένων in the phrase διὰ πασῶν. |
| 12 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 Ἡρακλῆς | det | high | |
| 13 | Ἡρακλῆς | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-P---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 διεξέλθοι | nsubj | high | |
| 14 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---gf- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 παρθένων | det | high | |
| 15 | Θεστίου | Θέστιος | PROPN | N-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 παρθένων | nmod | high | |
| 16 | παρθένων | παρθένος | NOUN | N-GFP | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 πασῶν | nmod | high | |
| 17 | διεξέλθοι | διεξέρχομαι | VERB | V-3AAO-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 9 ὡς | ccomp | high | |
| 18 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 νυκτὶ | det | high | |
| 19 | αὐτῇ | αὐτός | DET | a-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 τῇ | amod | medium | Attributive intensive/identical modifier of νυκτί. |
| 20 | νυκτὶ | νύξ | NOUN | N-SFD | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 διεξέλθοι | obl | high | |
| 21 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 22 ὡς | cc | high | |
| 22 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 27 τέκοιεν | mark | high | Second indirect discourse clause. |
| 23 | ἄρσενας | ἄρσην | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 παῖδας | amod | high | |
| 24 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 τέκοιεν | obj | high | |
| 25 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | Pp3sd | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 27 τέκοιεν | iobj | high | |
| 26 | πᾶσαι | πᾶς | ADJ | A-PFN | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 27 τέκοιεν | nsubj | high | |
| 27 | τέκοιεν | τίκτω | VERB | V-3AAO-3P | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 22 ὡς | ccomp | high | |
| 28 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 τέκοιεν | punct | high | |
| 29 | διδύμους | δίδυμος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 36 πρεσβυτάτη | amod | medium | Predicative/appositional adjective with implied εἶναι/being twins. |
| 30 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 31 ἥ | discourse | high | |
| 31 | ἥ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 33 νεωτάτη | det | high | |
| 32 | τε | τε | PART | G | _ | 31 ἥ | cc | high | |
| 33 | νεωτάτη | νεώτατος | ADJ | A-SFN-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 πρεσβυτάτη | nsubj | high | |
| 34 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 35 ἡ | cc | high | |
| 35 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 36 πρεσβυτάτη | det | high | |
| 36 | πρεσβυτάτη | πρεσβύτατος | ADJ | A-SFN-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 τέκοιεν | parataxis | medium | Likely coordinated predicate/continuation referring to the two daughters. |
| 37 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | punct | high |
πρὸς δὲ καὶ ἡνίκα ἔτι ἦν μετʼ ἀνθρώπων, τιμωρούμενός τε ἄλλους ὑβρίζοντας καὶ μάλιστα ὅσοι θεῶν ἀσεβεῖς ἦσαν, οὐκ ἂν αὐτός γε κατεστήσατο αὑτῷ ναόν τε καὶ ἱέρειαν ὥσπερ δὴ θεός.
The syntax is strongly participial and parenthetical: δύο participial clauses precede the main negative potential statement, and the final ὥσπερ δή θεός functions as a compressed comparative/predicative phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | mark | high | Introductory preposition in the correlative expression πρὸς δέ. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | PART | _ | _ | 4 ἡνίκα | advmod | medium | Links to ἡνίκα, roughly 'even/also when'. |
| 4 | ἡνίκα | ἡνίκα | SCONJ | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | mark | high | Temporal subordinator. |
| 5 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | advmod | high | Modifies ἦν. |
| 6 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 25 κατεστήσατο | advcl | high | Verb of the temporal clause. |
| 7 | μετʼ | μετά | ADP | _ | _ | 6 ἦν | obl | high | Preposition governing ἀνθρώπων. |
| 8 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 μετʼ | obj | high | Object of μετά. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 κατεστήσατο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 10 | τιμωρούμενός | τιμωρέω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 25 κατεστήσατο | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying the main verb. |
| 11 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 10 τιμωρούμενός | cc | medium | Correlative particle joining participial predicates. |
| 12 | ἄλλους | ἄλλος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ὑβρίζοντας | obj | high | Object of ὑβρίζοντας. |
| 13 | ὑβρίζοντας | ὑβρίζω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 τιμωρούμενός | xcomp | medium | Participle dependent on τιμωρούμενός; agreement with ἄλλους indicates object-side participial phrase. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 10 τιμωρούμενός | cc | high | Coordinates the participial phrase with the following one. |
| 15 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | _ | _ | 19 ἦσαν | advmod | high | Modifies ἦσαν via the relative clause. |
| 16 | ὅσοι | ὅσος | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἦσαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἦσαν in the relative clause. |
| 17 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἀσεβεῖς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἀσεβεῖς. |
| 18 | ἀσεβεῖς | ἀσεβής | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἦσαν | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with ἦσαν. |
| 19 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 10 τιμωρούμενός | acl:relcl | high | Verb of relative clause modifying the participial phrase. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 κατεστήσατο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 21 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 25 κατεστήσατο | advmod | high | Negation of the main verb. |
| 22 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 25 κατεστήσατο | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 23 | αὐτός | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 κατεστήσατο | nsubj | high | Emphatic subject of κατεστήσατο. |
| 24 | γε | γε | PART | _ | _ | 23 αὐτός | discourse | high | Emphatic particle attached to αὐτός. |
| 25 | κατεστήσατο | καθίστημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 26 | αὑτῷ | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 κατεστήσατο | iobj | high | Dative reflexive argument. |
| 27 | ναόν | ναός | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 κατεστήσατο | obj | high | Direct object of κατεστήσατο. |
| 28 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 27 ναόν | cc | medium | First member of paired coordination. |
| 29 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 28 τε | cc | medium | Coordinates ναόν and ἱέρειαν. |
| 30 | ἱέρειαν | ἱέρεια | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 ναόν | conj | high | Conjunct with ναόν. |
| 31 | ὥσπερ | ὥσπερ | SCONJ | _ | _ | 33 θεός | mark | high | Comparative subordinator introducing the final phrase. |
| 32 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 33 θεός | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 33 | θεός | θεός | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 κατεστήσατο | advcl | medium | Predicative/comparative nominal phrase with ὥσπερ δή; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 κατεστήσατο | punct | high | Punctuation. |