Grammar parses for passage 9.40.11
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θεῶν δὲ μάλιστα Χαιρωνεῖς τιμῶσι τὸ σκῆπτρον ὃ ποιῆσαι Διί φησιν Ὅμηρος Ἥφαιστον, παρὰ δὲ Διὸς λαβόντα Ἑρμῆν δοῦναι Πέλοπι,
Main clause: Χαιρωνεῖς τιμῶσι τὸ σκῆπτρον, with θεῶν as a partitive genitive and ὃ introducing an explanatory relative clause. The infinitive chain ποιῆσαι...δοῦναι is governed by φησίν; λαβόντα agrees with Ἑρμῆν and Διί is the recipient of δοῦναι. The final Πέλοπι is dative recipient, though the coordination/ellipsis is somewhat compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 μάλιστα | obl | high | Partitive genitive with μάλιστα. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 τιμῶσι | cc | high | |
| 3 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | ADV | Degree=Superl | 5 τιμῶσι | advmod | high | |
| 4 | Χαιρωνεῖς | Χαιρωνεύς | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 τιμῶσι | nsubj | high | Demonym used as the subject. |
| 5 | τιμῶσι | τιμάω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 σκῆπτρον | det | high | Form is nominative/accusative neuter; accusative by syntactic function. |
| 7 | σκῆπτρον | σκῆπτρον | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 τιμῶσι | obj | high | |
| 8 | ὃ | ὅς | PRON | R-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ποιῆσαι | obj | high | Relative pronoun refers to σκῆπτρον. |
| 9 | ποιῆσαι | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 11 φησιν | xcomp | medium | Infinitive in the Homeric report; its exact attachment within the infinitive chain is compressed. |
| 10 | Διί | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ποιῆσαι | iobj | high | Dative recipient/goal with ποιῆσαι. |
| 11 | φησιν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 9 ποιῆσαι | parataxis | medium | Reporting verb governing the infinitival content; attachment of the relative infinitive is structurally compressed. |
| 12 | Ὅμηρος | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 φησιν | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | Ἥφαιστον | Ἥφαιστος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ποιῆσαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ποιῆσαι. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 τιμῶσι | punct | high | |
| 15 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | P | _ | 17 Διὸς | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive Διός. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 δοῦναι | cc | high | |
| 17 | Διὸς | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 λαβόντα | obl | high | Source/ablative genitive with παρά. |
| 18 | λαβόντα | λαμβάνω | VERB | V-AAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 20 δοῦναι | advcl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with Ἑρμῆν. |
| 19 | Ἑρμῆν | Ἑρμῆς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 δοῦναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of δοῦναι. |
| 20 | δοῦναι | δίδωμι | VERB | V-2AM | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 11 φησιν | xcomp | high | Second infinitive in the reported content. |
| 21 | Πέλοπι | Πέλοψ | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 δοῦναι | iobj | medium | Dative recipient of δοῦναι; the broader coordination is elliptical/compressed. |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 δοῦναι | punct | high |
Πέλοπα δὲ Ἀτρεῖ καταλιπεῖν, τὸν δὲ Ἀτρέα Θυέστῃ, παρὰ Θυέστου δὲ ἔχειν Ἀγαμέμνονα·
Elliptical infinitival sequence: Πέλοπα ... καταλιπεῖν, τὸν δὲ Ἀτρέα Θυύστῃ [καταλιπεῖν], παρὰ Θυέστου δὲ ἔχειν Ἀγαμέμνονα; the second infinitive is coordinated with the first.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Πέλοπα | Πέλοψ | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 καταλιπεῖν | obj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 καταλιπεῖν | cc | high | |
| 3 | Ἀτρεῖ | Ἀτρεύς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 καταλιπεῖν | iobj | high | |
| 4 | καταλιπεῖν | καταλείπω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Infinitive in an elliptical coordinated construction; subject/predicate understood from context. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 καταλιπεῖν | punct | high | |
| 6 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 Ἀτρέα | det | high | |
| 7 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 ἔχειν | cc | high | |
| 8 | Ἀτρέα | Ἀτρεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἔχειν | obj | high | Accusative object of the repeated/elliptical infinitive καταλιπεῖν or ἔχειν; coordinated phrase. |
| 9 | Θυέστῃ | Θυέστης | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 Ἀτρέα | iobj | medium | Dative recipient in the elliptical transfer construction. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἔχειν | punct | high | |
| 11 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | P | _ | 12 Θυέστου | case | high | |
| 12 | Θυέστου | Θυέστης | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἔχειν | obl | high | Genitive complement of παρά, expressing source. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 ἔχειν | cc | high | |
| 14 | ἔχειν | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 4 καταλιπεῖν | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive, with preceding accusative objects understood in the narrative sequence. |
| 15 | Ἀγαμέμνονα | Ἀγαμέμνων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἔχειν | obj | high | |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 καταλιπεῖν | punct | high |
τοῦτο οὖν τὸ σκῆπτρον σέβουσι, Δόρυ ὀνομάζοντες.
The demonstrative τοῦτο and article τὸ agree with σκῆπτρον, object of σέβουσι; Δόρυ is a quoted/name-like accusative naming the sceptre, with ὀνομάζοντες as a supplementary circumstantial participle agreeing with the implicit subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | PD-SNA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 4 σκῆπτρον | det | high | Demonstrative determiner agreeing with σκῆπτρον. |
| 2 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | D-------- | Polarity=Pos | 5 σέβουσι | discourse | high | Inferential connective; dependency label rendered as discourse. |
| 3 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA-SNN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 σκῆπτρον | det | high | Definite article agreeing with σκῆπτρον. |
| 4 | σκῆπτρον | σκῆπτρον | NOUN | NC-SNA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 σέβουσι | obj | high | Direct object of σέβουσι. |
| 5 | σέβουσι | σέβω | VERB | V3PPAI---- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite predicate with implicit third-person plural subject. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 σέβουσι | punct | high | |
| 7 | Δόρυ | δόρυ | NOUN | NC-SNA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ὀνομάζοντες | obj | medium | Accusative naming expression, object of ὀνομάζοντες; capitalized in the input. |
| 8 | ὀνομάζοντες | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-PAPNP--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 σέβουσι | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle agreeing with the implicit subject of σέβουσι. |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 σέβουσι | punct | high |
καὶ εἶναι μέν τι θειότερον οὐχ ἥκιστα δηλοῖ τὸ ἐς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐπιφανὲς ἐξ αὐτοῦ·
The infinitive εἶναι is a supplementary/predicative complement of δηλοῖ, with τι θειότερον as its subject/predicate expression; τὸ ἐπιφανές is the neuter substantive subject of δηλοῖ, and ἐς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους modifies ἐπιφανές. The exact scope of μέν is somewhat elliptical.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 8 δηλοῖ | cc | high | |
| 2 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V--PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 δηλοῖ | xcomp | high | Supplementary infinitive with δηλοῖ. |
| 3 | μέν | μέν | PART | X-- | _ | 8 δηλοῖ | discourse | medium | Correlative/elliptical particle. |
| 4 | τι | τις | PRON | P---NAI | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 5 θειότερον | nsubj | medium | Neuter indefinite subject/predicate expression with εἶναι. |
| 5 | θειότερον | θειότερος | ADJ | A--NAC | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 2 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative comparative; accusative may reflect infinitival construction. |
| 6 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 7 ἥκιστα | advmod | high | |
| 7 | ἥκιστα | ἥκιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 8 δηλοῖ | advmod | high | Adverbial superlative, ‘not least/especially’. |
| 8 | δηλοῖ | δηλόω | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T--NNS | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἐπιφανὲς | det | high | |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 12 ἀνθρώπους | case | high | Attic/Ionic form of εἰς. |
| 11 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T--APM | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἀνθρώπους | det | high | |
| 12 | ἀνθρώπους | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N--APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ἐπιφανὲς | obl | high | |
| 13 | ἐπιφανὲς | ἐπιφανής | ADJ | A--NNS | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 δηλοῖ | nsubj | high | Substantivized neuter adjective, ‘the manifest/visible thing’. |
| 14 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R | _ | 15 αὐτοῦ | case | high | Form before vowel. |
| 15 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | P---GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 13 ἐπιφανὲς | obl | medium | Genitive after ἐξ; reference may be personal or neuter in context, while form is masculine/neuter genitive singular. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 δηλοῖ | punct | high |