Grammar parses for passage 9.39.3
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ταῦτα εἰκάσαι μὲν ἄν τις Ἀσκληπιοῦ τε εἶναι καὶ Ὑγείας, εἶεν δʼ ἂν Τροφώνιος καὶ Ἕρκυνα, ἐπεὶ μηδὲ τοὺς δράκοντας Ἀσκληπιοῦ μᾶλλον ἢ καὶ Τροφωνίου νομίζουσιν ἱεροὺς εἶναι.
Infinitival εἰκάσαι ... εἶναι is a potential construction with τις as implicit/subject-like experiencer; εἶεν is a potential optative in the apodosis, coordinated subject names. The final clause has μηδέ ... μᾶλλον ἢ καί as a comparative denial and νομίζουσιν governing accusative-plus-infinitive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | PD-APN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 2 εἰκάσαι | obj | high | Accusative form would be expected with εἰκάσαι; token is formally nominative/accusative neuter plural. |
| 2 | εἰκάσαι | εἰκάζω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Infinitive|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 12 εἶεν | csubj | medium | Potential infinitive, with τις as understood subject/agent. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | X | _ | 2 εἰκάσαι | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | X | _ | 2 εἰκάσαι | aux | high | Modal particle with infinitival construction. |
| 5 | τις | τις | PRON | PX-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 2 εἰκάσαι | nsubj | medium | Indefinite subject of potential εἰκάσαι. |
| 6 | Ἀσκληπιοῦ | Ἀσκληπιός | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 εἶναι | obl | high | |
| 7 | τε | τε | CCONJ | X | _ | 8 εἶναι | cc | high | |
| 8 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 2 εἰκάσαι | xcomp | high | First accusative-plus-infinitive complement of εἰκάσαι. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | X | _ | 8 εἶναι | cc | high | |
| 10 | Ὑγείας | Ὑγεία | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 εἶναι | obl | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 2 εἰκάσαι | punct | high | |
| 12 | εἶεν | εἰμί | AUX | V-POA-3P | Mood=Optative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Potential optative, ‘they might be’. |
| 13 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | X | _ | 12 εἶεν | cc | high | Elided form δʼ. |
| 14 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | X | _ | 12 εἶεν | aux | high | Modal particle licensing potential optative. |
| 15 | Τροφώνιος | Τροφώνιος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 εἶεν | nsubj | high | |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | X | _ | 15 Τροφώνιος | cc | high | |
| 17 | Ἕρκυνα | Ἕρκυνα | PROPN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 Τροφώνιος | conj | high | |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 εἶεν | punct | high | |
| 19 | ἐπεὶ | ἐπεί | SCONJ | X | _ | 28 νομίζουσιν | mark | high | Introduces causal/explanatory subordinate clause. |
| 20 | μηδὲ | μηδέ | CCONJ | X | _ | 28 νομίζουσιν | cc | high | Negative coordinator/adverbial connective. |
| 21 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 δράκοντας | det | high | |
| 22 | δράκοντας | δράκων | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 30 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of εἶναι within the νομίζουσιν construction. |
| 23 | Ἀσκληπιοῦ | Ἀσκληπιός | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 μᾶλλον | obl | high | |
| 24 | μᾶλλον | μᾶλλον | ADV | D | _ | 28 νομίζουσιν | advmod | high | Comparative adverb in μᾶλλον ἢ καί. |
| 25 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | X | _ | 24 μᾶλλον | cc | high | Introduces the comparison term. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | X | _ | 27 Τροφωνίου | cc | high | |
| 27 | Τροφωνίου | Τροφώνιος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 νομίζουσιν | obl | high | |
| 28 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Active | 12 εἶεν | advcl | high | Finite verb of the ἐπεί clause; governs accusative-plus-infinitive. |
| 29 | ἱεροὺς | ἱερός | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 30 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective of δράκοντας with εἶναι. |
| 30 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 28 νομίζουσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement of νομίζουσιν. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 εἶεν | punct | high |
Λήϊτον δὲ ἀνακομίσαι φασὶ τοῦ Ἀρκεσιλάου τὰ ὀστᾶ ἐκ Τροίας.
Accusative-infinitive construction: φασί takes ἀνακομίσαι, with Λήϊτον as the infinitive’s accusative subject; τὰ ὀστᾶ is the object, and τοῦ Ἀρκεσιλάου is a genitive possessor. The infinitive is coordinated semantically with the governing verb’s reported content.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Λήϊτον | Λήϊτος | PROPN | N--AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἀνακομίσαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 φασὶ | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀνακομίσαι | ἀνακομίζω | VERB | V--AAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 4 φασὶ | ccomp | high | Aorist active infinitive in reported speech. |
| 4 | φασὶ | φημί | VERB | V-PIA-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 5 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T--GMS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Ἀρκεσιλάου | det | high | Genitive article agreeing with Ἀρκεσιλάου. |
| 6 | Ἀρκεσιλάου | Ἀρκεσίλαος | PROPN | N--GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ὀστᾶ | nmod | high | Possessive genitive modifying ὀστᾶ. |
| 7 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T--NPA--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ὀστᾶ | det | high | Article agreeing with ὀστᾶ. |
| 8 | ὀστᾶ | ὀστέον | NOUN | N--NPA--- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 3 ἀνακομίσαι | obj | high | Object of ἀνακομίσαι. |
| 9 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 Τροίας | case | high | Preposition governing the ablatival/genitive place-name. |
| 10 | Τροίας | Τροία | PROPN | N--GFS | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἀνακομίσαι | obl | high | Source/place adjunct of ἀνακομίσαι. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 φασὶ | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |