Grammar parses for passage 9.38.5
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περὶ δὲ Ἀκταίωνος λεγόμενα ἦν Ὀρχομενίοις λυμαίνεσθαι τὴν γῆν πέτρας ἔχον εἴδωλον·
The impersonal construction ἦν λεγόμενα ... λυμαίνεσθαι has a reported infinitival clause; λεγόμενα is neuter plural agreeing with an understood/implicit τά, while ἔχον modifies εἴδωλον (or the associated subject) with some residual syntactic ambiguity.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | περὶ | περί | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 4 λεγόμενα | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 λεγόμενα | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ἀκταίωνος | Ἀκταίων | PROPN | NPM-SG-GEN | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 λεγόμενα | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on the substantivized λεγόμενα: 'what was said about Actaeon'. |
| 4 | λεγόμενα | λέγω | VERB | VPPN-SG-NOM | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 5 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Neuter plural participle, likely substantivized and functioning as subject of impersonal ἦν; exact agreement is elliptical. |
| 5 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | VAI-3SG | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal copular/auxiliary predicate introducing the infinitival report. |
| 6 | Ὀρχομενίοις | Ὀρχομένιος | PROPN | NPM-DAT-PL | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 ἦν | iobj | medium | Dative of the people for whom the report existed/heard. |
| 7 | λυμαίνεσθαι | λυμαίνομαι | VERB | VNP- pres-MP | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 4 λεγόμενα | xcomp | high | Infinitive in the reported content; understood subject is the stone-image. |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | DAF-SG-ACC | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 γῆν | det | high | |
| 9 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | NFS-ACC-SG | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 λυμαίνεσθαι | obj | high | Direct object of λυμαίνεσθαι. |
| 10 | πέτρας | πέτρα | NOUN | NFS-ACC-PL | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 ἔχον | obj | medium | Accusative object of ἔχον; the form is textually/syntactically unusual in context. |
| 11 | ἔχον | ἔχω | VERB | VPPN-SG-NOM | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 12 εἴδωλον | acl | medium | Neuter singular participle modifying εἴδωλον; its semantic linkage to πέτρας is difficult. |
| 12 | εἴδωλον | εἴδωλον | NOUN | NNS-ACC-SG | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 λυμαίνεσθαι | nsubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitive λυμαίνεσθαι; the participle ἔχον agrees with it. |
| 13 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἦν | punct | high |
ὡς δὲ ἐχρῶντο ἐν Δελφοῖς, κελεύει σφίσιν ὁ θεὸς ἀνευρόντας εἴ τι ἦν Ἀκταίωνος λοιπὸν κρύψαι γῇ, κελεύει δὲ καὶ τοῦ εἰδώλου χαλκῆν ποιησαμένους εἰκόνα πρὸς πέτρᾳ σιδήρῳ δῆσαι.
The first κελεύει governs κρύψαι, while the second coordinated κελεύει governs δῆσαι; ἀνευρόντας and ποιησαμένους are accusative participles with the understood addressees as their subjects. The phrase εἴ τι ἦν ... λοιπὸν is an indirect question embedded under ἀνευρόντας.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 ἐχρῶντο | mark | high | Temporal/conjunctional ὡς introducing the subordinate clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 κελεύει | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐχρῶντο | χράομαι | VERB | V-IMI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Middle | 7 κελεύει | advcl | high | Imperfect middle, with ὡς clause understood temporally. |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 Δελφοῖς | case | high | |
| 5 | Δελφοῖς | Δελφοί | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 ἐχρῶντο | obl | high | Locative dative governed by ἐν. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐχρῶντο | punct | high | |
| 7 | κελεύει | κελεύω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | First finite main predicate. |
| 8 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3DP | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 7 κελεύει | iobj | high | Dative addressee/recipient of κελεύει. |
| 9 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 θεὸς | det | high | |
| 10 | θεὸς | θεός | NOUN | N-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 κελεύει | nsubj | high | |
| 11 | ἀνευρόντας | ἀνευρίσκω | VERB | V-AAP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 17 κρύψαι | advcl | medium | Accusative subject-controlled participle in the infinitival command. |
| 12 | εἴ | εἰ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 ἦν | mark | high | Introduces an indirect question. |
| 13 | τι | τις | PRON | P-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 14 ἦν | nsubj | high | Indefinite neuter subject of ἦν. |
| 14 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Active | 11 ἀνευρόντας | ccomp | high | Finite verb in indirect question governed by ἀνευρόντας. |
| 15 | Ἀκταίωνος | Ἀκταίων | PROPN | N-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 λοιπὸν | nmod | high | Genitive modifying λοιπὸν, ‘remaining [part] of Actaeon’. |
| 16 | λοιπὸν | λοιπός | ADJ | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Substantivized neuter adjective, functioning as the remaining-portion complement in the indirect question. |
| 17 | κρύψαι | κρύπτω | VERB | V-2AAI | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 7 κελεύει | xcomp | high | Infinitival command complement of κελεύει. |
| 18 | γῇ | γῆ | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 κρύψαι | obl | high | Dative of place or means, ‘in/under earth’. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 κρύψαι | punct | high | |
| 20 | κελεύει | κελεύω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 7 κελεύει | conj | high | Coordinated second main predicate, sharing subject θεὸς. |
| 21 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 κελεύει | cc | high | |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 31 δῆσαι | cc | high | Additive coordination of the second infinitival command. |
| 23 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 24 εἰδώλου | det | high | |
| 24 | εἰδώλου | εἴδωλον | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 εἰκόνα | nmod | high | Genitive modifying εἰκόνα, ‘image of the statue/idol’. |
| 25 | χαλκῆν | χάλκεος | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 εἰκόνα | amod | high | Feminine accusative agreeing with εἰκόνα. |
| 26 | ποιησαμένους | ποιέω | VERB | V-AMP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plur|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Middle | 31 δῆσαι | advcl | high | Accusative participle sharing the understood subject of δῆσαι. |
| 27 | εἰκόνα | εἰκών | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ποιησαμένους | obj | high | Object of ποιησαμένους. |
| 28 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 29 πέτρᾳ | case | high | |
| 29 | πέτρᾳ | πέτρα | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 31 δῆσαι | obl | high | Dative complement of πρὸς, ‘against/to a rock’. |
| 30 | σιδήρῳ | σίδηρος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 δῆσαι | obl | high | Dative of instrument, ‘with iron’. |
| 31 | δῆσαι | δέω | VERB | V-AAM-2A | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 20 κελεύει | xcomp | high | Second infinitival command complement of κελεύει. |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 κελεύει | punct | high |
τοῦτο καὶ αὐτὸς δεδεμένον τὸ ἄγαλμα εἶδον· καὶ τῷ Ἀκταίωνι ἐναγίζουσιν ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος.
The first clause has τοῦτο as the object of εἶδον, with αὐτός emphatic subject and δεδεμένον agreeing predicatively with τὸ ἄγαλμα; the second clause has a dative recipient/target and an annual distributive ἀνά phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | PD-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 7 εἶδον | obj | high | |
| 2 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 3 αὐτὸς | advmod | high | Conjoins/emphasizes the subject phrase. |
| 3 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | P------NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 7 εἶδον | nsubj | high | Intensive use: ‘I myself’. |
| 4 | δεδεμένον | δέω | VERB | V-RPP-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 6 ἄγαλμα | acl | high | Perfect passive participle, agreeing with τὸ ἄγαλμα. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--------NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ἄγαλμα | det | high | |
| 6 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-----NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 εἶδον | obj | medium | Accusative is formally syncretic with nominative; syntactically the participial phrase is understood with this object, despite the surface nominative form. |
| 7 | εἶδον | ὁράω | VERB | V-2AAI-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 εἶδον | punct | high | |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 ἐναγίζουσιν | cc | high | Coordinates the second clause. |
| 10 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L--------DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ἀκταίωνι | det | high | |
| 11 | Ἀκταίωνι | Ἀκταίων | PROPN | Ne-----DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἐναγίζουσιν | iobj | high | Dative of the recipient or ritual target. |
| 12 | ἐναγίζουσιν | ἐναγίζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 7 εἶδον | conj | high | |
| 13 | ἀνὰ | ἀνά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 ἔτος | case | high | Distributive preposition with πᾶν ἔτος. |
| 14 | πᾶν | πᾶς | DET | A-----NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Tot | 15 ἔτος | det | high | |
| 15 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N-----NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ἐναγίζουσιν | obl | high | ‘Every year’ with distributive ἀνά. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἐναγίζουσιν | punct | high |