Grammar parses for passage 9.29.2
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ταύτην τοῦ Ἡγησίνου τὴν ποίησιν οὐκ ἐπελεξάμην, ἀλλὰ πρότερον ἄρα ἐκλελοιπυῖα ἦν πρὶν ἢ ἐμέ γενέσθαι·
The second clause is syntactically compressed: ἦν with the participle ἐκλελοιπυῖα forms a predicative periphrasis, and πρὶν ἢ introduces an infinitival temporal clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταύτην | οὗτος | DET | PD--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 5 ποίησιν | det | high | Demonstrative modifying ποίησιν. |
| 2 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Ἡγησίνου | det | high | Article with proper name in genitive. |
| 3 | Ἡγησίνου | Ἡγησῖνος | PROPN | Ne-S---G- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ποίησιν | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ποίησιν. |
| 4 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ποίησιν | det | high | Article with ποίησιν. |
| 5 | ποίησιν | ποίησις | NOUN | N--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐπελεξάμην | obj | high | Object of ἐπελεξάμην. |
| 6 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 7 ἐπελεξάμην | advmod | high | Negation of the verb. |
| 7 | ἐπελεξάμην | ἐπιλέγω | VERB | V--AMI1S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐπελεξάμην | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | D-------- | _ | 13 ἦν | cc | medium | Introduces contrasting clause; attached to finite predicate. |
| 10 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 12 ἐκλελοιπυῖα | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ἐκλελοιπυῖα. |
| 11 | ἄρα | ἄρα | PART | D-------- | _ | 13 ἦν | advmod | medium | Sentence particle/adverbial particle. |
| 12 | ἐκλελοιπυῖα | ἐκλείπω | VERB | V-RPAPNS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 13 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Participle with ἦν, likely predicative; gender/number suggest implicit feminine subject. |
| 13 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-I3S--I- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin | 7 ἐπελεξάμην | conj | medium | Coordinated with the main clause via ἀλλὰ; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 14 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | D-------- | _ | 17 γενέσθαι | mark | high | Marks temporal subordinate clause. |
| 15 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | D-------- | _ | 17 γενέσθαι | cc | high | Correlative with πρίν in the infinitival clause. |
| 16 | ἐμέ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 17 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject/object of the infinitive in indirect temporal clause. |
| 17 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-ANM--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 13 ἦν | obl | medium | Infinitive governed by πρὶν ἢ; temporal complement to ἦν. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐπελεξάμην | punct | high | Punctuation. |
Κάλλιππος δὲ Κορίνθιος ἐν τῇ ἐς Ὀρχομενίους συγγραφῇ μαρτύρια ποιεῖται τῷ λόγῳ τὰ Ἡγησίνου ἔπη,
The phrase ἐν τῇ ἐς Ὀρχομενίους συγγραφῇ is syntactically compressed/elliptical, so the attachment of Ὀρχομενίους is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κάλλιππος | Κάλλιππος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ποιεῖται | nsubj | high | Proper name, subject of ποιεῖται. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 10 ποιεῖται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | Κορίνθιος | Κορίνθιος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Κάλλιππος | amod | high | Attributive ethnic adjective modifying Κάλλιππος. |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 8 συγγραφῇ | case | high | Preposition governing συγγραφῇ. |
| 5 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 συγγραφῇ | det | high | Article with συγγραφῇ. |
| 6 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 8 συγγραφῇ | case | high | Second preposition in the elliptical phrase modifying συγγραφῇ. |
| 7 | Ὀρχομενίους | Ὀρχομένιος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 συγγραφῇ | nmod | medium | Likely substantive/adjectival modifier dependent on συγγραφῇ; construction is somewhat unclear. |
| 8 | συγγραφῇ | συγγραφή | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ποιεῖται | obl | high | Dative with ἐν; within the phrase ἐν τῇ ἐς Ὀρχομενίους συγγραφῇ. |
| 9 | μαρτύρια | μαρτύριον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 ποιεῖται | obj | high | Direct object of ποιεῖται. |
| 10 | ποιεῖται | ποιέω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 λόγῳ | det | high | Article with λόγῳ. |
| 12 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ποιεῖται | obl | medium | Dative likely indicating respect/means; exact function is somewhat uncertain. |
| 13 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 ἔπη | det | high | Article with ἔπη. |
| 14 | Ἡγησίνου | Ἡγήσινος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἔπη | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἔπη. |
| 15 | ἔπη | ἔπος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 ποιεῖται | obj | high | Appositional/object relation with μαρτύρια is possible, but direct object of ποιεῖται is the safest parse. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ποιεῖται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ ἡμεῖς πεποιήμεθα παρʼ αὐτοῦ Καλλίππου διδαχθέντες.
Main clause is centered on πεποιήμεθα, with the participle διδαχθέντες functioning adverbially; παρʼ αὐτοῦ Καλλίππου expresses the teacher/source.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡσαύτως | ὡσαύτως | ADV | D--------- | _ | 5 πεποιήμεθα | advmod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G--------- | _ | 5 πεποιήμεθα | discourse | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 4 ἡμεῖς | cc | high | |
| 4 | ἡμεῖς | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1-P---n- | Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 5 πεποιήμεθα | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | πεποιήμεθα | ποιέω | VERB | V-1XPMI--- | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect middle form; treat as intransitive/periphrastic-like state meaning 'we have been made/do' in context. |
| 6 | παρʼ | παρά | ADP | R--------- | Case=Gen | 5 πεποιήμεθα | obl | high | |
| 7 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | Pk3s---g- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 6 παρʼ | obl | high | |
| 8 | Καλλίππου | Κάλλιππος | PROPN | Ne-s---g- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 διδαχθέντες | nmod | medium | Likely genitive dependent of participle, indicating source/agent with παρʼ αὐτοῦ. |
| 9 | διδαχθέντες | διδάσκω | VERB | V-APPMNP- | Aspect=Perf|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 5 πεποιήμεθα | advcl | high | Adverbial participle agreeing with ἡμεῖς. |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 πεποιήμεθα | punct | high |
Ἄσκρης μὲν δὴ πύργος εἷς ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ καὶ ἄλλο οὐδὲν ἐλείπετο ἐς μνήμην,
The clause has a main verb ἐλείπετο with two coordinated subject expressions; the dative/genitive phrase ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ is syntactically best treated as an oblique dependent, though its exact semantic role is somewhat context-sensitive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἄσκρης | Ἄσκρη | PROPN | N--FGS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 πύργος | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of πύργος. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 4 πύργος | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 4 πύργος | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | πύργος | πύργος | NOUN | N--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἐλείπετο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐλείπετο. |
| 5 | εἷς | εἷς | NUM | A--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 πύργος | amod | high | Adnominal numeral modifying πύργος. |
| 6 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 ἐμοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing ἐμοῦ. |
| 7 | ἐμοῦ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-PG--- | Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 11 ἐλείπετο | obl | high | Prepositional complement, likely locative/metaphorical. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 ἄλλο | cc | medium | Coordinating ἄλλο with preceding phrase. |
| 9 | ἄλλο | ἄλλος | ADJ | A--NSA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 οὐδὲν | amod | high | Modifies οὐδέν. |
| 10 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | A--NSA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Neg | 11 ἐλείπετο | nsubj | high | Second coordinated subject phrase. |
| 11 | ἐλείπετο | λείπω | VERB | V-IMI3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 μνήμην | case | high | Preposition governing μνήμην. |
| 13 | μνήμην | μνήμη | NOUN | N--SFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐλείπετο | obl | high | Prepositional oblique complement. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐλείπετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |