Grammar parses for passage 9.27.8
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ἀλλὰ γὰρ ἐφαίνετό μοι τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο ἀρχαιότερον ἢ κατὰ Ἡρακλέα εἶναι τὸν Ἀμφιτρύωνος, καὶ Ἡρακλέους τοῦ καλουμένου τῶν Ἰδαίων Δακτύλων, οὗ δὴ καὶ Ἐρυθραίους τοὺς ἐν Ἰωνίᾳ καὶ Τυρίους ἱερὰ ἔχοντας εὕρισκον.
The first infinitival clause is the complement of ἐφαίνετο, with τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο as its accusative subject and ἀρχαιότερον as predicate; ἤ introduces the comparison, while the relative clause modifies Ἡρακλέους and has an implicit subject referring to the speaker/group. The final ἔχοντας agrees with τοὺς Ἐρυθραίους καὶ Τυρίους, and ἱερά is its object.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | cc | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | discourse | high | |
| 3 | ἐφαίνετό | φαίνω | VERB | V-3IIM/P-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Middle | 0 ROOT | root | high | Middle/passive-form φαίνομαι, 'seemed'. |
| 4 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P-1DS | Case=Dat|Number=Singular|Person=1 | 3 ἐφαίνετό | iobj | high | |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 6 ἱερὸν | det | high | |
| 6 | ἱερὸν | ἱερόν | NOUN | N-SN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 12 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative-and-infinitive construction has nominative form here because the subject is also the apparent topic; syntactically accusative subject is expected, but τὸ ἱερόν is formally nominative. |
| 7 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | PD-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 6 ἱερὸν | det | high | Demonstrative determiner. |
| 8 | ἀρχαιότερον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-NSN-C | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 12 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate comparative adjective. |
| 9 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἀρχαιότερον | cc | high | Comparative conjunction. |
| 10 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | P | _ | 11 Ἡρακλέα | case | high | |
| 11 | Ἡρακλέα | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 8 ἀρχαιότερον | obl | high | Comparison standard with κατά; proper name. |
| 12 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 3 ἐφαίνετό | ccomp | high | |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 14 Ἀμφιτρύωνος | det | high | |
| 14 | Ἀμφιτρύωνος | Ἀμφιτρύων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 11 Ἡρακλέα | appos | high | Genitive patronymic/name identification; article likely substantivizes the phrase referring to Heracles as Amphitryon's son. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | punct | high | |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 Ἡρακλέους | cc | high | Coordinates the second Heracles phrase with the first. |
| 17 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 8 ἀρχαιότερον | obl | medium | Genitive dependent on an understood comparative/identificational phrase; the construction is elliptical. |
| 18 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 19 καλουμένου | det | high | |
| 19 | καλουμένου | καλέω | VERB | V-PMP-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Singular|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 17 Ἡρακλέους | acl | high | Modifies Ἡρακλέους. |
| 20 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 22 Δακτύλων | det | high | |
| 21 | Ἰδαίων | Ἰδαῖος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 22 Δακτύλων | amod | high | |
| 22 | Δακτύλων | δάκτυλος | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 19 καλουμένου | obl | high | Genitive complement of καλουμένου: Heracles called 'of the Idaean Dactyls'. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 Ἡρακλέους | punct | high | |
| 24 | οὗ | ὅς | PRON | R-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 35 εὕρισκον | obj | medium | Relative genitive, likely partitive/possessive with an understood antecedent linked to Ἡρακλέους; dependency is syntactically elliptical. |
| 25 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 35 εὕρισκον | discourse | high | |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 Ἐρυθραίους | cc | high | Adds the Erythraeans to the Tyrians. |
| 27 | Ἐρυθραίους | Ἐρυθραίος | PROPN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 34 ἔχοντας | conj | high | Coordinates with Τυρίους as object/predicative object of ἔχοντας. |
| 28 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 27 Ἐρυθραίους | det | high | |
| 29 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 30 Ἰωνίᾳ | case | high | |
| 30 | Ἰωνίᾳ | Ἰωνία | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 27 Ἐρυθραίους | nmod | high | Locative complement of ἐν. |
| 31 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 32 Τυρίους | cc | high | |
| 32 | Τυρίους | Τύριος | PROPN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 27 Ἐρυθραίους | conj | high | Coordinates with Ἐρυθραίους. |
| 33 | ἱερὰ | ἱερόν | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 34 ἔχοντας | obj | high | |
| 34 | ἔχοντας | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plural|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 35 εὕρισκον | xcomp | high | Supplementary participle with εὕρισκον; its accusative subject is Ἐρυθραίους ... Τυρίους. |
| 35 | εὕρισκον | εὑρίσκω | VERB | V-1IআI-A-1P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plural|Person=1|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Act | 17 Ἡρακλέους | acl:relcl | medium | Relative-clause predicate; form is first-person plural imperfect, though the supplied accent/form may leave person-number interpretation uncertain. |
| 36 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | punct | high |
οὐ μὴν οὐδὲ οἱ Βοιωτοὶ τοῦ Ἡρακλέους ἠγνόουν τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα, ὅπου γε αὐτοὶ τῆς Μυκαλησσίας Δήμητρος Ἡρακλεῖ τῷ Ἰδαίῳ τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπιτετράφθαι λέγουσιν.
The main clause has οἱ Βοιωτοί as subject and ἠγνόουν as finite predicate, with τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα as object. The relative οὗ/ὅπου γε is locative in force (‘where indeed’); λέγουσιν governs the accusative-and-infinitive construction τὸ ἱερὸν ἐπιτετράφθαι, with Ἡρακλεῖ τῷ Ἰδαίῳ as dative recipient/possessor and τῆς Μυκαλησσίας Δήμητρος as dependent genitive. The exact attachment of τοῦ Ἡρακλέους is somewhat ambiguous, likely a genitive dependent on ὄνομα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | G | Polarity=Neg | 8 ἠγνόουν | advmod | high | |
| 2 | μὴν | μήν | PART | G | _ | 8 ἠγνόουν | discourse | high | Adversative/continuative particle. |
| 3 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | C | Polarity=Neg | 8 ἠγνόουν | cc | high | Correlates with the preceding οὐ μήν. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T------NM-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 Βοιωτοὶ | det | high | |
| 5 | Βοιωτοὶ | Βοιωτός | PROPN | N--PMN-P- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἠγνόουν | nsubj | high | Ethnic name used substantivally. |
| 6 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T------MG-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 Ἡρακλέους | det | high | |
| 7 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N--SMG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ὄνομα | nmod | medium | Likely genitive dependent on ὄνομα; attachment is syntactically somewhat ambiguous. |
| 8 | ἠγνόουν | ἀγνοέω | VERB | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | P---SAN-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 ὄνομα | det | high | Demonstrative determiner. |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T------NA-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 ὄνομα | det | high | |
| 11 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N--SAN-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἠγνόουν | obj | high | |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἠγνόουν | punct | high | |
| 13 | ὅπου | ὅπου | ADV | D-------- | _ | 25 λέγουσιν | advmod | medium | Locative relative adverb, introducing the clause coordinated pragmatically with the main assertion. |
| 14 | γε | γε | PART | G | _ | 13 ὅπου | advmod | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 15 | αὐτοὶ | αὐτός | PRON | P---NM-P- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 25 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | Explicit subject of λέγουσιν. |
| 16 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T------FG-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 Δήμητρος | det | high | |
| 17 | Μυκαλησσίας | Μυκαλησσία | PROPN | N--SFG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 Δήμητρος | compound | high | Place-derived epithet/name modifying Δήμητρος. |
| 18 | Δήμητρος | Δήμητρα | PROPN | N--SFG-S- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἐπιτετράφθαι | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent within the impersonal ‘the sanctuary is entrusted to Heracles’ construction. |
| 19 | Ἡρακλεῖ | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N--SMD-S- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἐπιτετράφθαι | iobj | high | Dative recipient of ἐπιτετράφθαι. |
| 20 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T------MD-S | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 Ἰδαίῳ | det | high | |
| 21 | Ἰδαίῳ | Ἰδαῖος | PROPN | A--SMD-S- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 Ἡρακλεῖ | appos | high | Epithet in apposition to Ἡρακλεῖ. |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T------NA-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 23 ἱερὸν | det | high | |
| 23 | ἱερὸν | ἱερός | NOUN | N--SAN-S | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 ἐπιτετράφθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 24 | ἐπιτετράφθαι | ἐπιτρέπω | VERB | V-RPN- | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Perfect|Voice=Passive | 25 λέγουσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive in accusative-and-infinitive construction governed by λέγουσιν. |
| 25 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | parataxis | medium | Finite verb of the relative/parenthetical clause; treated as a second coordinated predicate. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 λέγουσιν | punct | high |