Grammar parses for passage 9.29.3
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χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερόν φασι Πίερον Μακεδόνα, ἀφʼ οὗ καὶ Μακεδόσιν ὠνόμασται τὸ ὄρος, τοῦτον ἐλθόντα ἐς Θεσπιὰς ἐννέα τε Μούσας καταστήσασθαι καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα τὰ νῦν μεταθέσθαι σφίσι.
Main predicate φασι governs an accusative-and-infinitive construction: Πίερον Μακεδόνα is the accusative subject of καταστήσασθαι/μεταθέσθαι, with τοῦτον resumed anaphorically; ἐλθόντα is a circumstantial participle agreeing with τοῦτον. The relative clause identifies the mountain as named after the Macedonians. ὕστερόν is adverbial; χρόνῳ is a dative of time.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | χρόνῳ | χρόνος | NOUN | N--DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 φασι | obl:tmod | high | Dative of time. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 φασι | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὕστερόν | ὕστερον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 4 φασι | advmod | high | Adverbial temporal modifier. |
| 4 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V-PIA-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 5 | Πίερον | Πίερος | PROPN | N--ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 καταστήσασθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitival construction. |
| 6 | Μακεδόνα | Μακεδών | ADJ | A--ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 Πίερον | amod | medium | Ethnic adjective used substantivally/appositionally with Πίερον. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 φασι | punct | high | |
| 8 | ἀφʼ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 ὠνόμασται | case | high | Elided form ἀπ’ before relative pronoun. |
| 9 | οὗ | ὅς | PRON | P-GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ὠνόμασται | obl | medium | Relative pronoun governed by ἀπό; antecedent is Πίερος, with implied naming relation. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 ὠνόμασται | advmod | high | Scalar/additive particle. |
| 11 | Μακεδόσιν | Μακεδών | PROPN | N--DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ὠνόμασται | obl:agent | high | Dative agent/source with passive ὠνόμασται. |
| 12 | ὠνόμασται | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-RMI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Mid | 14 ὄρος | acl:relcl | high | Perfect middle/passive, ‘has been named’; relative clause predicate. |
| 13 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 14 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | N-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 23 καταστήσασθαι | obj | high | Object of καταστήσασθαι, with relative clause attached. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 καταστήσασθαι | punct | high | |
| 16 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | PRON | P-ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἐλθόντα | nsubj | high | Resumptive accusative subject of ἐλθόντα; coreferential with Πίερον. |
| 17 | ἐλθόντα | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-2AAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 23 καταστήσασθαι | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, agreeing with τοῦτον. |
| 18 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 Θεσπιὰς | case | high | |
| 19 | Θεσπιὰς | Θεσπιαί | PROPN | N--AP---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 17 ἐλθόντα | obl | high | Goal of motion. |
| 20 | ἐννέα | ἐννέα | NUM | M-------- | NumType=Card | 22 Μούσας | nummod | high | |
| 21 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 23 καταστήσασθαι | cc | high | First member of τε ... καί coordination. |
| 22 | Μούσας | Μοῦσα | NOUN | N-APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 23 καταστήσασθαι | obj | high | Object of καταστήσασθαι. |
| 23 | καταστήσασθαι | καθίστημι | VERB | V-AAMN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 φασι | ccomp | high | First infinitive in the accusative-and-infinitive complement of φασι. |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 29 μεταθέσθαι | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitive with the first. |
| 25 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 26 ὀνόματα | det | high | |
| 26 | ὀνόματα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 μεταθέσθαι | obj | high | Object of μεταθέσθαι. |
| 27 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 28 νῦν | det | high | Article with the temporal adverbial modifier. |
| 28 | νῦν | νῦν | ADV | D-------- | _ | 29 μεταθέσθαι | advmod | high | Adverbial ‘now/currently’, substantivized by τὰ. |
| 29 | μεταθέσθαι | μετατίθημι | VERB | V-AMN-3P-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 23 καταστήσασθαι | conj | high | Second infinitive coordinated with καταστήσασθαι; subject is the understood accusative subject Πίερον/τοῦτον. |
| 30 | σφίσι | σφεῖς | PRON | P-DP---3- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 29 μεταθέσθαι | iobj | medium | Reflexive/third-person plural dative, ‘for themselves’; antecedent likely the Muses. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 φασι | punct | high |
ταῦτα δὲ ἐνόμιζεν οὕτως ὁ Πίερος ἢ σοφώτερά οἱ εἶναι φανέντα ἢ κατά τι μάντευμα ἢ παρά του διδαχθεὶς τῶν Θρᾳκῶν· δεξιώτερον γὰρ τά τε ἄλλα ἐδόκει τοῦ Μακεδονικοῦ τὸ ἔθνος εἶναι πάλαι τὸ Θρᾴκιον καὶ οὐχ ὁμοίως ἐς τὰ θεῖα ὀλίγωρον.
Πίερος is the subject of ἐνόμιζεν; the coordinated ἤ-phrases give alternative reasons for his belief. In the second clause, τὸ Θρᾴκιον is the subject of εἶναι understood with ἐδόκει, with δεξιώτερον predicative; τά τε ἄλλα is an accusative of respect. The final οὐχ ὁμοίως ἐς τὰ θεῖα ὀλίγωρον is predicative, with ὀλίγωρον governing ἐς.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | PD-ANP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | obj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐνόμιζεν | νομίζω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Aspect=Imperfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=Third|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | οὕτως | οὕτως | ADV | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | advmod | high | |
| 5 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | DA-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 Πίερος | det | high | |
| 6 | Πίερος | Πίερος | PROPN | N-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | nsubj | high | |
| 7 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 σοφώτερά | cc | high | |
| 8 | σοφώτερά | σοφός | ADJ | A-ANP-CMP | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 φανέντα | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective in the infinitival complement; nominative/accusative syncretism leaves case uncertain. |
| 9 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | RP3-SD | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=Third|PronType=Prs | 11 φανέντα | iobj | high | Dative of the experiencer/possessor with φανέντα. |
| 10 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Aspect=Imperfective|Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | ccomp | high | |
| 11 | φανέντα | φαίνω | VERB | V-2AAP-NNP | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 10 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Aorist active participle, neuter plural, agreeing with the understood neuter plural subject of εἶναι; interpreted as 'having appeared/proved'. |
| 12 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 μάντευμα | cc | high | |
| 13 | κατά | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 14 τι | case | high | |
| 14 | τι | τις | PRON | PI-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 15 μάντευμα | det | high | |
| 15 | μάντευμα | μάντευμα | NOUN | N-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | obl | high | |
| 16 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 19 διδαχθεὶς | cc | high | |
| 17 | παρά | παρά | ADP | PREP | _ | 18 του | case | high | |
| 18 | του | τις | PRON | PXG-SM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 19 διδαχθεὶς | obl | high | |
| 19 | διδαχθεὶς | διδάσκω | VERB | V-2APP-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|Voice=Pass | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | advcl | high | Aorist passive participle agreeing with Πίερος. |
| 20 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | DG-P | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 21 Θρᾳκῶν | det | high | |
| 21 | Θρᾳκῶν | Θρᾷξ | PROPN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 διδαχθεὶς | obl | high | Partitive/source genitive with διδαχθείς. |
| 22 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | punct | high | |
| 23 | δεξιώτερον | δεξιός | ADJ | A-ANS-CMP | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἐδόκει | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative with the infinitive εἶναι. |
| 24 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 ἐδόκει | cc | high | |
| 25 | τά | ὁ | DET | DA-NP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 27 ἄλλα | det | high | |
| 26 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 ἄλλα | cc | high | |
| 27 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-ANP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 23 δεξιώτερον | obl | medium | Substantivized adjective, accusative of respect. |
| 28 | ἐδόκει | δοκέω | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Aspect=Imperfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=Third|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 3 ἐνόμιζεν | parataxis | high | Introduces the explanatory second clause. |
| 29 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | DG-SN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 30 Μακεδονικοῦ | det | high | |
| 30 | Μακεδονικοῦ | Μακεδονικός | ADJ | A-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 32 ἔθνος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἔθνος. |
| 31 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 32 ἔθνος | det | high | |
| 32 | ἔθνος | ἔθνος | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἐδόκει | nsubj | medium | Syntactically subject of εἶναι, with unusual placement; alternatively linked to the comparative clause. |
| 33 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Aspect=Imperfective|Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 28 ἐδόκει | ccomp | high | |
| 34 | πάλαι | πάλαι | ADV | ADV | Tense=Past | 36 Θρᾴκιον | advmod | high | |
| 35 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 36 Θρᾴκιον | det | high | |
| 36 | Θρᾴκιον | Θρᾴκιος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 33 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective, 'the Thracian [people]'; subject of εἶναι. |
| 37 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 43 ὀλίγωρον | cc | high | |
| 38 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | Q בפ | Polarity=Neg | 43 ὀλίγωρον | advmod | high | Negative particle. |
| 39 | ὁμοίως | ὁμοίως | ADV | ADV | _ | 43 ὀλίγωρον | advmod | high | |
| 40 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 42 θεῖα | case | high | |
| 41 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | DA-AP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 42 θεῖα | det | high | |
| 42 | θεῖα | θεῖος | ADJ | A-ANP | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 43 ὀλίγωρον | obl | high | Substantivized adjective, object of ἐς. |
| 43 | ὀλίγωρον | ὀλίγωρος | ADJ | A-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 33 εἶναι | conj | medium | Second predicate accusative with εἶναι; coordinated with δεξιώτερον. |
| 44 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 28 ἐδόκει | punct | high |