Grammar parses for passage 9.31.4
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Βοιωτῶν δὲ οἱ περὶ τὸν Ἑλικῶνα οἰκοῦντες παρειλημμένα δόξῃ λέγουσιν ὡς ἄλλο Ἡσίοδος ποιήσειεν οὐδὲν ἢ τὰ Ἔργα· καὶ τούτων δὲ τὸ ἐς τὰς Μούσας ἀφαιροῦσι προοίμιον, ἀρχὴν τῆς ποιήσεως εἶναι τὸ ἐς τὰς Ἔριδας λέγοντες·
The Boeotians around Helicon are the subject of λέγουσιν; παρειλημμένα δόξῃ is an adverbial phrase meaning ‘accepting/holding an opinion’. The ὡς-clause contains an optative in reported speech. In the second clause, τούτων refers to the Works, while τὸ προοίμιον is object of ἀφαιροῦσι; the final infinitival clause explains their claim about the beginning of the poem.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Βοιωτῶν | Βοιωτός | NOUN | NPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 οἰκοῦντες | nmod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G | _ | 10 λέγουσιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 οἰκοῦντες | det | high | |
| 4 | περὶ | περί | ADP | P | _ | 6 Ἑλικῶνα | case | high | |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Ἑλικῶνα | det | high | |
| 6 | Ἑλικῶνα | Ἑλικώ | PROPN | ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 οἰκοῦντες | obl | high | |
| 7 | οἰκοῦντες | οἰκέω | VERB | VPPANM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 8 | παρειλημμένα | παραλαμβάνω | VERB | VRPPAN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 9 δόξῃ | acl | medium | Likely substantivized/idiomatic perfect participle, agreeing with implied πράγματα or δόγματα; syntax is compressed. |
| 9 | δόξῃ | δόξα | NOUN | DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 λέγουσιν | obl | medium | Dative of manner or attendant circumstance with παρειλημμένα. |
| 10 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V臨3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | The subject is οἱ ... οἰκοῦντες. |
| 11 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 14 ποιήσειεν | mark | high | |
| 12 | ἄλλο | ἄλλος | ADJ | ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 οὐδὲν | amod | high | Substantivized neuter, ‘anything else’. |
| 13 | Ἡσίοδος | Ἡσίοδος | PROPN | NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ποιήσειεν | nsubj | high | |
| 14 | ποιήσειεν | ποιέω | VERB | VAAO3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 10 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | Optative in reported speech under λέγουσιν. |
| 15 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ποιήσειεν | obj | high | With ἄλλο, ‘nothing else’. |
| 16 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C | _ | 15 οὐδὲν | cc | high | |
| 17 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 18 Ἔργα | det | high | |
| 18 | Ἔργα | ἔργον | PROPN | APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 14 ποιήσειεν | obl | high | Title of Hesiod's Works; coordinated/complementary to οὐδέν. |
| 19 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 λέγουσιν | punct | high | |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | cc | high | |
| 21 | τούτων | οὗτος | PRON | GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | obj | high | Genitive of the whole/source with ἀφαιροῦσι; refers chiefly to τὰ Ἔργα. |
| 22 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G | _ | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | cc | high | |
| 23 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 προοίμιον | det | high | |
| 24 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 26 Μούσας | case | high | Epic/poetic form of εἰς. |
| 25 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 26 Μούσας | det | high | |
| 26 | Μούσας | Μοῦσα | PROPN | APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 28 προοίμιον | nmod | high | Title/topic phrase: ‘the prelude concerning the Muses’. |
| 27 | ἀφαιροῦσι | ἀφαιρέω | VERB | VPAI3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 λέγουσιν | conj | high | Coordinated with λέγουσιν. |
| 28 | προοίμιον | προοίμιον | NOUN | ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | obj | high | |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | punct | high | |
| 30 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 33 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with εἶναι. |
| 31 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 32 ποιήσεως | det | high | |
| 32 | ποιήσεως | ποίησις | NOUN | GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 ἀρχὴν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἀρχήν. |
| 33 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | VXPNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 38 λέγοντες | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγοντες. |
| 34 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 37 Ἔριδας | det | high | |
| 35 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 37 Ἔριδας | case | high | Epic/poetic form of εἰς. |
| 36 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 37 Ἔριδας | det | high | |
| 37 | Ἔριδας | Ἔρις | PROPN | APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 30 ἀρχὴν | nmod | high | Title/topic phrase, ‘the [section] concerning the Strifes’; coordinated semantically with ἀρχή. |
| 38 | λέγοντες | λέγω | VERB | VPΡANM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | advcl | high | Supplementary participle with the same subject as ἀφαιροῦσι. |
| 39 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 27 ἀφαιροῦσι | punct | high |
καί μοι μόλυβδον ἐδείκνυσαν, ἔνθα ἡ πηγή, τὰ πολλὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ χρόνου λελυμασμένον·
The participle λελυμασμένον agrees with μόλυβδον as a predicative/resultative accusative, while τὰ πολλὰ is an adverbial accusative modifying λελυμασμένον; ἔνθα introduces the location of the spring, with an elliptical verb.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καί | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 4 ἐδείκνυσαν | cc | high | |
| 2 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | Ppers1s | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 4 ἐδείκνυσαν | iobj | high | Dative of recipient. |
| 3 | μόλυβδον | μόλυβδος | NOUN | Noun-AccMascSing | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἐδείκνυσαν | obj | high | |
| 4 | ἐδείκνυσαν | δείκνυμι | VERB | V- ImpfActInd3Pl | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | Punct | _ | 4 ἐδείκνυσαν | punct | high | |
| 6 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | Adv | _ | 8 πηγή | advmod | medium | Locative adverb introducing an elliptical clause, understood ‘where [it is] the spring’. |
| 7 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | Art-NomFemSing | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 πηγή | det | high | |
| 8 | πηγή | πηγή | NOUN | Noun-NomFemSing | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἐδείκνυσαν | obl | medium | Nominal subject/topic in the elliptical locative clause. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | Punct | _ | 8 πηγή | punct | high | |
| 10 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | Art-AccNeutPlur | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 πολλὰ | det | high | |
| 11 | πολλὰ | πολύς | ADJ | Adj-AccNeutPlur | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 15 λελυμασμένον | advmod | medium | Substantivized neuter plural accusative, ‘in large part/mostly’. |
| 12 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | Prep | _ | 14 χρόνου | case | high | |
| 13 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | Art-GenMascSing | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 χρόνου | det | high | |
| 14 | χρόνου | χρόνος | NOUN | Noun-GenMascSing | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 λελυμασμένον | obl | high | Agent/cause with ὑπό. |
| 15 | λελυμασμένον | λυμαίνομαι | VERB | V- PerfPtcpMPAccNeutSing | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 3 μόλυβδον | acl | medium | Perfect passive participle; form is neuter singular accusative and is syntactically predicative/resultative with μόλυβδον, despite nonmatching surface gender in the transmitted wording. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | Punct | _ | 4 ἐδείκνυσαν | punct | high |