Grammar parses for passage 9.30.3
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κάθηται δὲ καὶ Ἡσίοδος κιθάραν ἐπὶ τοῖς γόνασιν ἔχων, οὐδέν τι οἰκεῖον Ἡσιόδῳ φόρημα· δῆλα γὰρ δὴ καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν τῶν ἐπῶν ὅτι ἐπὶ ῥάβδου δάφνης ᾖδε.
The second major clause is an elliptical impersonal predicate: δῆλα (ἐστί) ‘it is clear’, with ὅτι introducing the content; the first comma segment is a verbless nominal comment/apposition.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κάθηται | κάθημαι | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 κάθηται | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 Ἡσίοδος | cc | high | Connects the coordinated subject/name with the first clause. |
| 4 | Ἡσίοδος | Ἡσίοδος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 κάθηται | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | κιθάραν | κιθάρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἔχων | obj | high | |
| 6 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 8 γόνασιν | case | high | |
| 7 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 γόνασιν | det | high | |
| 8 | γόνασιν | γόνυ | NOUN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 ἔχων | obl | high | ἐπί with dative: location. |
| 9 | ἔχων | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 κάθηται | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle with Hesiod as understood subject. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἔχων | punct | high | |
| 11 | οὐδέν | οὐδείς | PRON | A-NNS | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Polarity=Neg | 15 φόρημα | amod | medium | Neuter adjective/pronominal form modifies φόρημα in the idiom οὐδέν τι οἰκεῖον φόρημα. |
| 12 | τι | τις | PRON | X-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 11 οὐδέν | advmod | medium | Enclitic indefinite intensifier with οὐδέν. |
| 13 | οἰκεῖον | οἰκεῖος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 φόρημα | amod | high | |
| 14 | Ἡσιόδῳ | Ἡσίοδος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 οἰκεῖον | obl | high | Dative of reference with οἰκεῖον. |
| 15 | φόρημα | φόρημα | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 κάθηται | conj | medium | Nominal verbless apposition/predication after the comma; coordinated semicolon clause follows. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 φόρημα | punct | high | |
| 17 | δῆλα | δῆλος | ADJ | A-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 ᾖδε | xcomp | medium | Impersonal/verbal adjective with understood εἰσί after γάρ; ὅτι-clause is its content. |
| 18 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | CONJ | _ | 17 δῆλα | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 19 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 17 δῆλα | advmod | high | |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 17 δῆλα | advmod | high | Adverbial καί, ‘even/also’. |
| 21 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 24 ἐπῶν | case | high | |
| 22 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | P-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 24 ἐπῶν | det | medium | Intensive/autonomous use: ‘from the very poems themselves’; tagged as a genitive modifier. |
| 23 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 ἐπῶν | det | high | |
| 24 | ἐπῶν | ἔπος | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 ᾖδε | obl | high | ἐκ + genitive, source/evidence. |
| 25 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 29 ᾖδε | mark | high | Introduces content clause. |
| 26 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 28 δάφνης | case | high | |
| 27 | ῥάβδου | ῥάβδος | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 δάφνης | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on δάφνης. |
| 28 | δάφνης | δάφνη | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ᾖδε | obl | high | ἐπί with genitive: support/upon. |
| 29 | ᾖδε | ἀείδω | VERB | V-IIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 17 δῆλα | ccomp | high | |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 δῆλα | punct | high |
περὶ δὲ Ἡσιόδου τε ἡλικίας καὶ Ὁμήρου πολυπραγμονήσαντι ἐς τὸ ἀκριβέστατον οὔ μοι γράφειν ἡδὺ ἦν, ἐπισταμένῳ τὸ φιλαίτιον ἄλλων τε καὶ οὐχ ἥκιστα ὅσοι κατʼ ἐμὲ ἐπὶ ποιήσει τῶν ἐπῶν καθεστήκεσαν.
The two dative participles πολυπραγμονήσαντι and ἐπισταμένῳ are circumstantial and refer to the implied first-person author; the relative clause introduced by ὅσοι is coordinated with ἄλλων and elaborates the fault-finding people.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | περὶ | περί | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 8 πολυπραγμονήσαντι | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 πολυπραγμονήσαντι | cc | high | |
| 3 | Ἡσιόδου | Ἡσίοδος | PROPN | NPM-SG-GEN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἡλικίας | nmod | high | |
| 4 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 καὶ | cc | high | |
| 5 | ἡλικίας | ἡλικία | NOUN | NFS-GEN | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 πολυπραγμονήσαντι | obl | medium | Genitive within the περί phrase; coordinated with Ὁμήρου. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 πολυπραγμονήσαντι | cc | high | |
| 7 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | NPM-SG-GEN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 πολυπραγμονήσαντι | obl | high | Genitive coordinated with Ἡσιόδου ἡλικίας. |
| 8 | πολυπραγμονήσαντι | πολυπραγμονέω | VERB | VPAP-SM-DAT | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 16 ἦν | advcl | medium | Dative aorist participle, concessive/circumstantial, agreeing with the implied author. |
| 9 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 11 ἀκριβέστατον | case | high | |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | ART-NSG-ACC | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 ἀκριβέστατον | det | high | |
| 11 | ἀκριβέστατον | ἀκριβής | ADJ | A-SUP-NSG-ACC | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 πολυπραγμονήσαντι | obl | high | Substantivized neuter accusative after ἐς. |
| 12 | οὔ | οὐ | PART | PTCL | Polarity=Neg | 14 γράφειν | advmod | high | |
| 13 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | P1P-SG-DAT | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 15 ἡδὺ | iobj | medium | Dative of experiencer with ἡδύ. |
| 14 | γράφειν | γράφω | VERB | V-PAN-ACT | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 16 ἦν | nsubj | high | Articular infinitive subject of ἦν. |
| 15 | ἡδὺ | ἡδύς | ADJ | A-NSG-NOM | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with impersonal ἦν; semantically predicated of γράφειν. |
| 16 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 16 ἦν | punct | high | |
| 18 | ἐπισταμένῳ | ἐπίσταμαι | VERB | VPMP-SM-DAT | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 16 ἦν | advcl | high | Circumstantial dative participle, agreeing with the implied author. |
| 19 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | ART-NSG-ACC | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 φιλαίτιον | det | high | |
| 20 | φιλαίτιον | φιλαίτιος | ADJ | A-NSG-ACC | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 ἐπισταμένῳ | obj | high | Substantivized adjective: knowledge of the fault-finding disposition. |
| 21 | ἄλλων | ἄλλος | PRON | P-OGP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind | 20 φιλαίτιον | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on φιλαίτιον. |
| 22 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 23 καὶ | cc | high | |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 21 ἄλλων | cc | high | Part of τε καί coordinating ἄλλων with the following relative clause. |
| 24 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | PTCL | Polarity=Neg | 25 ἥκιστα | advmod | high | |
| 25 | ἥκιστα | ἥκιστα | ADV | ADV-SUP | Degree=Sup | 33 καθεστήκεσαν | advmod | high | Adverbial superlative, ‘not least’. |
| 26 | ὅσοι | ὅσος | PRON | P-NSM-PL-NOM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 33 καθεστήκεσαν | nsubj | high | Relative subject of καθεστήκεσαν. |
| 27 | κατʼ | κατά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 28 ἐμὲ | case | high | |
| 28 | ἐμὲ | ἐγώ | PRON | P1P-SG-ACC | Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 33 καθεστήκεσαν | obl | high | Accusative with κατά: in my judgment/opinion. |
| 29 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 30 ποιήσει | case | high | |
| 30 | ποιήσει | ποίησις | NOUN | NFS-DAT-SG | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 33 καθεστήκεσαν | obl | medium | Dative after ἐπί, with ποιήσει τῶν ἐπῶν referring to poetic composition. |
| 31 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | ART-NPG-GEN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 32 ἐπῶν | det | high | |
| 32 | ἐπῶν | ἔπος | NOUN | NPN-GEN-PL | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 30 ποιήσει | nmod | high | |
| 33 | καθεστήκεσαν | καθίστημι | VERB | V-RAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 20 φιλαίτιον | acl:relcl | medium | Relative clause modifying the people understood in ἄλλων; perfect of καθίστημι with stative sense ‘stand/be engaged in’. |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 16 ἦν | punct | high |