Grammar parses for passage 9.37.5
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λέγεται δὲ ὁ Τροφώνιος Ἀπόλλωνος εἶναι καὶ οὐκ Ἐργίνου· καὶ ἐγώ τε πείθομαι καὶ ὅστις παρὰ Τροφώνιον ἦλθε δὴ μαντευσόμενος.
The sentence contains an impersonal passive λέγεται with an infinitival predicate; ὅστις introduces a relative clause with omitted/general antecedent, and μαντευσόμενος is a circumstantial future middle participle.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-3SPI-P | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal passive, ‘it is said’. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 λέγεται | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Τροφώνιος | det | high | |
| 4 | Τροφώνιος | Τροφώνιος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Subject of εἶναι in the accusative-and-infinitive construction, nominative by attraction/semantically understood subject. |
| 5 | Ἀπόλλωνος | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 εἶναι | obl | high | Genitive of possession/origin with εἶναι. |
| 6 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 λέγεται | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγεται. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 πείθομαι | cc | high | Coordinates the two clauses headed by πείθομαι and ἦλθε. |
| 8 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D | Polarity=Neg | 6 εἶναι | advmod | high | Negates the understood/copular predicate in the infinitival clause. |
| 9 | Ἐργίνου | Ἐργῖνος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 εἶναι | obl | high | Coordinated genitive complement, with ellipsis of εἶναι. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | punct | high | |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 πείθομαι | cc | high | Coordinates the following main clause. |
| 12 | ἐγώ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-1NS | Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1 | 14 πείθομαι | nsubj | high | Explicit subject of πείθομαι. |
| 13 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 πείθομαι | cc | high | Correlative/continuative conjunction with καὶ. |
| 14 | πείθομαι | πείθω | VERB | V-1SPI-MP | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 1 λέγεται | conj | high | Middle ‘I am convinced/believe’; coordinated with λέγεται. |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 19 ἦλθε | cc | high | Introduces the relative clause. |
| 16 | ὅστις | ὅστις | PRON | P-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἦλθε | nsubj | high | Indefinite relative subject, ‘whoever’. |
| 17 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | P | _ | 18 Τροφώνιον | case | high | |
| 18 | Τροφώνιον | Τροφώνιος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἦλθε | obl | high | Accusative after παρά, motion ‘to/into the presence of Trophonius’. |
| 19 | ἦλθε | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-3SAI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 14 πείθομαι | conj | high | Relative-clause predicate, coordinated with πείθομαι. |
| 20 | δὴ | δή | PART | PART | _ | 21 μαντευσόμενος | advmod | medium | Emphatic particle; scope within the participial phrase or relative clause is context-sensitive. |
| 21 | μαντευσόμενος | μαντεύομαι | VERB | V-FPMSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 19 ἦλθε | advcl | high | Future middle circumstantial participle, purpose-like: ‘to consult the oracle’. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | punct | high |
τούτους φασίν, ὡς ηὐξήθησαν, γενέσθαι δεινοὺς θεοῖς τε ἱερὰ κατασκευάσασθαι καὶ βασίλεια ἀνθρώποις·
Accusative τούτους is the subject of the infinitival construction governed by φασίν; γενέσθαι takes predicate δεινούς and is coordinated with κατασκευάσασθαι, while ὡς ηὐξήθησαν is a temporal clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τούτους | οὗτος | PRON | RD----APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 7 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | φασίν | φημί | VERB | V3PPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 φασίν | punct | high | |
| 4 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 ηὐξήθησαν | mark | high | Temporal ὡς clause. |
| 5 | ηὐξήθησαν | αὐξάνω | VERB | V3PAPI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 7 γενέσθαι | advcl | medium | Aorist passive: ‘when/as they grew’. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ηὐξήθησαν | punct | high | |
| 7 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V----NAM-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 2 φασίν | ccomp | high | |
| 8 | δεινοὺς | δεινός | ADJ | A----APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 γενέσθαι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with γενέσθαι. |
| 9 | θεοῖς | θεός | NOUN | N----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 κατασκευάσασθαι | iobj | medium | Dative of advantage/reference with ἱερὰ κατασκευάσασθαι. |
| 10 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 κατασκευάσασθαι | cc | high | First member of τε...καί coordination. |
| 11 | ἱερὰ | ἱερός | NOUN | A----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 κατασκευάσασθαι | obj | high | |
| 12 | κατασκευάσασθαι | κατασκευάζω | VERB | V----MAM-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 7 γενέσθαι | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive with γενέσθαι. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 κατασκευάσασθαι | cc | high | Coordinates βασίλεια with ἱερά. |
| 14 | βασίλεια | βασίλειος | NOUN | A----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 κατασκευάσασθαι | obj | high | Neuter plural substantive ‘royal palaces’; parallel to ἱερά. |
| 15 | ἀνθρώποις | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N----DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 κατασκευάσασθαι | iobj | medium | Dative of advantage/reference with βασίλεια κατασκευάσασθαι. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 φασίν | punct | high |
καὶ γὰρ τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι τὸν ναὸν ᾠκοδόμησαν τὸν ἐν Δελφοῖς καὶ Ὑριεῖ τὸν θησαυρόν.
The verb ᾠκοδόμησαν coordinates two accusative objects: τὸν ναόν (with its attributive τὸν ἐν Δελφοῖς) and τὸν θησαυρόν; τῷ Ἀπόλλωνι and Ὑριεῖ are dative beneficiaries/addressees. Ὑριεῖ is treated as a proper name, though its case form is potentially ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | cc | high | |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | discourse | high | Causal/explanatory particle. |
| 3 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Ἀπόλλωνι | det | high | |
| 4 | Ἀπόλλωνι | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | iobj | high | Dative of recipient/dedication. |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ναὸν | det | high | |
| 6 | ναὸν | ναός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | obj | high | |
| 7 | ᾠκοδόμησαν | οἰκοδομέω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 Δελφοῖς | det | high | Article introducing an attributive relative-like phrase. |
| 9 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 10 Δελφοῖς | case | high | |
| 10 | Δελφοῖς | Δελφοί | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ναὸν | nmod | high | Locative dative governed by ἐν; phrase modifies ναόν. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 Ὑριεῖ | cc | high | |
| 12 | Ὑριεῖ | Ὑριεύς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | iobj | medium | Proper name; dative recipient/addressee analysis is preferred, but form/lemma identification is uncertain. |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 θησαυρόν | det | high | |
| 14 | θησαυρόν | θησαυρός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | obj | high | Second coordinated object of ᾠκοδόμησαν. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 7 ᾠκοδόμησαν | punct | high |
καὶ οἱ μὲν ἀεί τι ἀπὸ τῶν τιθεμένων ἐλάμβανον·
The imperfect ἐλάμβανον has οἱ as its plural subject; τι is an indefinite/quantifying accusative object, while ἀπὸ τῶν τιθεμένων is a genitive prepositional complement, ‘from what was being deposited/offered.’ μὲν is correlative discourse marking, with the corresponding δέ understood or supplied by context.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἐλάμβανον | cc | high | |
| 2 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T---NPM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ἐλάμβανον | nsubj | high | Substantivized article, functioning as the masculine plural subject. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 9 ἐλάμβανον | discourse | high | Correlative particle; counterpart may be outside the sentence. |
| 4 | ἀεί | ἀεί | ADV | ADV | _ | 9 ἐλάμβανον | advmod | high | |
| 5 | τι | τις | PRON | PX-SNA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 9 ἐλάμβανον | obj | medium | Indefinite neuter accusative, used substantivally/quantificationally. |
| 6 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 8 τιθεμένων | case | high | |
| 7 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T---GPN--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 τιθεμένων | det | high | |
| 8 | τιθεμένων | τίθημι | VERB | VPPGPNM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 9 ἐλάμβανον | obl | medium | Substantivized neuter plural present middle/passive participle: ‘things being deposited/offered’; ἀπό governs its genitive. |
| 9 | ἐλάμβανον | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-IAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐλάμβανον | punct | high |
Ὑριεὺς δὲ εἴχετο ἀφασίᾳ, κλεῖς μὲν καὶ σημεῖα τὰ ἄλλα ὁρῶν ἀκίνητα, τὸν δὲ ἀριθμὸν ἀεὶ τῶν χρημάτων ἐλάττονα.
The sentence has a main clause with Ὑριεὺς as subject and εἴχετο as the root verb; the two accusative participial/elliptical descriptions coordinate contrasting observations, with ἐλάττονα functioning predicatively with the understood τὸν ἀριθμόν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ὑριεὺς | Ὑριεύς | PROPN | N--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 εἴχετο | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 3 εἴχετο | cc | high | |
| 3 | εἴχετο | ἔχω | VERB | V-3IIM-S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperf|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Middle imperfect: ‘was possessed/held’. |
| 4 | ἀφασίᾳ | ἀφασία | NOUN | N--DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 εἴχετο | obl | high | Dative of state or condition. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 εἴχετο | punct | high | |
| 6 | κλεῖς | κλείς | NOUN | N--APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 ὁρῶν | obj | medium | Accusative plural; object of ὁρῶν in the participial description. |
| 7 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 12 ὁρῶν | discourse | high | Correlative particle, paired with δὲ at token 16. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 σημεῖα | cc | high | |
| 9 | σημεῖα | σημεῖον | NOUN | N--APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 κλεῖς | conj | high | Coordinated with κλεῖς. |
| 10 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L--APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 ἄλλα | det | high | |
| 11 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A--APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 σημεῖα | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘the other [things]’. |
| 12 | ὁρῶν | ὁράω | VERB | V-PAPNSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 εἴχετο | advcl | high | Circumstantial present participle agreeing with Ὑριεὺς. |
| 13 | ἀκίνητα | ἀκίνητος | ADJ | A--APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 ὁρῶν | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative complement of κλεῖς καὶ σημεῖα with ὁρῶν. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ὁρῶν | punct | high | |
| 15 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L--ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἀριθμὸν | det | high | |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ἐλάττονα | discourse | high | Contrasts the second observed state with the μὲν phrase. |
| 17 | ἀριθμὸν | ἀριθμός | NOUN | N--ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 ἐλάττονα | obj | high | Object understood with the elliptical second participial phrase. |
| 18 | ἀεὶ | ἀεί | ADV | D-------- | _ | 21 ἐλάττονα | advmod | high | |
| 19 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L--GPN- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 χρημάτων | nmod | high | Determiner within the genitive complement. |
| 20 | χρημάτων | χρῆμα | NOUN | N--GPN- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 ἀριθμὸν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἀριθμόν: number of the possessions/moneys. |
| 21 | ἐλάττονα | ἐλάσσων | ADJ | A-C-ASΜ- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ὁρῶν | conj | medium | Comparative predicative accusative; elliptical counterpart to ὁρῶν, ‘seeing the number continually smaller’. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 εἴχετο | punct | high |