Grammar parses for passage 9.38.9
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Ἀσπληδόνα δὲ ἐκλιπεῖν τοὺς οἰκήτοράς φασιν ὕδατος σπανίζοντος· γενέσθαι δὲ τὸ ὄνομα ἀπὸ Ἀσπληδόνος τῇ πόλει, τοῦτον δὲ εἶναι νύμφης τε Μιδείας καὶ Ποσειδῶνος.
Two coordinated accusative-and-infinitive reports depend on φασιν: Ἀσπληδόνα is the place-name object of ἐκλιπεῖν, while τοῦτον refers to Ἀσπληδών and is predicate nominative with εἶναι; σπανίζοντος is a genitive absolute.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀσπληδόνα | Ἀσπληδών | PROPN | Neut? Acc.Sg | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἐκλιπεῖν | obj | medium | Place name, accusative as object of ἐκλιπεῖν; apparent form is feminine first-declension despite lexical uncertainty. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | P | _ | 6 φασιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐκλιπεῖν | ἐκλείπω | VERB | V--AN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 φασιν | ccomp | high | Infinitive in indirect discourse. |
| 4 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T--PMA | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 οἰκήτοράς | det | high | |
| 5 | οἰκήτοράς | οἰκήτωρ | NOUN | N--PMA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 ἐκλιπεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 6 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 7 | ὕδατος | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 σπανίζοντος | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive absolute. |
| 8 | σπανίζοντος | σπανίζω | VERB | V-PAP-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 ἐκλιπεῖν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute, causal/circumstantial. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | U | _ | 6 φασιν | punct | high | |
| 10 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2AMN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 6 φασιν | ccomp | high | Second infinitival report coordinated with the first. |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | P | _ | 10 γενέσθαι | cc | high | |
| 12 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-SNA | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ὄνομα | det | high | |
| 13 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-SNA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of γενέσθαι. |
| 14 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R | AdpType=Prep | 15 Ἀσπληδόνος | case | high | |
| 15 | Ἀσπληδόνος | Ἀσπληδών | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ὄνομα | obl | medium | Eponymous source with ἀπό. |
| 16 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-SDF | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 πόλει | det | high | |
| 17 | πόλει | πόλις | NOUN | N-SDF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 γενέσθαι | iobj | medium | Dative of reference/association with the naming statement. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | U | _ | 10 γενέσθαι | punct | high | |
| 19 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | PRON | PD-SAM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 21 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of εἶναι; refers to Ἀσπληδών. |
| 20 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | P | _ | 21 εἶναι | cc | high | |
| 21 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 γενέσθαι | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on γενέσθαι within the reported identification. |
| 22 | νύμφης | νύμφη | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 Μιδείας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on Μιδείας, coordinated with Ποσειδῶνος. |
| 23 | τε | τε | CCONJ | P | _ | 22 νύμφης | cc | high | Correlative coordination τε ... καί. |
| 24 | Μιδείας | Μίδεια | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 εἶναι | obl | high | Genitive parentage complement with εἶναι. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 26 Ποσειδῶνος | cc | high | |
| 26 | Ποσειδῶνος | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 εἶναι | obl | high | Second genitive parentage complement with εἶναι. |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | U | _ | 6 φασιν | punct | high |
ἐκ δὲ Ποσειδάωνος ἀγακλειτῆς τε Μιδείης Ἀσπληδὼν γένεθʼ υἱὸς ἀνʼ εὐρύχορον πτολίεθρον.
The sentence has an elliptical birth/genesis construction: Ἀσπληδών is the subject of γένετο, with υἱός as a predicative/resultative nominative; ἐκ governs the divine father and mother, while ἀνά with accusative expresses location. The form γένεθʼ is an elided aorist middle ἐγένετο.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 Ποσειδάωνος | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 γένεθʼ | cc | high | |
| 3 | Ποσειδάωνος | Ποσειδάων | PROPN | NPM-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 γένεθʼ | obl | high | Genitive of parentage/source governed by ἐκ. |
| 4 | ἀγακλειτῆς | ἀγακλειτής | ADJ | A- GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 Μιδείης | amod | high | Epithet modifying Μιδείης. |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 Μιδείης | cc | high | |
| 6 | Μιδείης | Μιδεία | PROPN | NPM-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 Ποσειδάωνος | conj | high | Second parent/source coordinated with Ποσειδάωνος; ἐκ is shared. |
| 7 | Ἀσπληδὼν | Ἀσπληδών | PROPN | NPM-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 γένεθʼ | nsubj | high | |
| 8 | γένεθʼ | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Elided form of ἐγένετο. |
| 9 | υἱὸς | υἱός | NOUN | N-NM-S | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 γένεθʼ | xcomp | high | Predicative/resultative nominative with γένετο. |
| 10 | ἀνʼ | ἀνά | ADP | PREP | Case=Acc | 12 πτολίεθρον | case | high | Elided form of ἀνά. |
| 11 | εὐρύχορον | εὐρύχορος | ADJ | A-NSN-ACC | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 πτολίεθρον | amod | high | |
| 12 | πτολίεθρον | πτολίεθρον | NOUN | N-NSN-ACC | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 γένεθʼ | obl | high | Accusative of location with ἀνά; εὐρύχορον modifies it. |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 γένεθʼ | punct | high |