Grammar parses for passage 9.6.6
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τότε μὲν γὰρ τοῦ ἱεροῦ τὰς θύρας ὑφάσματι ἀράχναι λευκῷ, κατὰ δὲ τὴν Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Μακεδόνων ἔφοδον μέλανι ἐξύφηναν.
The syntax is somewhat compressed and stylistically elliptical; ἀράχναι and μέλανι are treated as instrumental/agent-like dative expressions around the main verb.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb modifying the verb. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ἱεροῦ | det | high | Article modifying ἱεροῦ. |
| 5 | ἱεροῦ | ἱερόν | NOUN | n-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 θύρας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of θύρας. |
| 6 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | l-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 θύρας | det | high | Article modifying θύρας. |
| 7 | θύρας | θύρα | NOUN | n-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ἐξύφηναν | obj | high | Direct object of ἐξύφηναν. |
| 8 | ὑφάσματι | ὕφασμα | NOUN | n-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἐξύφηναν | obl | medium | Likely dative of means/instrument. |
| 9 | ἀράχναι | ἀράχνη | NOUN | n-p---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ἐξύφηναν | nsubj | medium | Form is nominative plural; taken as subject, though syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 10 | λευκῷ | λευκός | ADJ | a-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ὑφάσματι | amod | medium | Adjectival modifier agreeing with ὑφάσματι, instrumental sense. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 12 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 18 ἔφοδον | case | high | Preposition governing ἔφοδον. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | discourse | high | Mild contrastive particle. |
| 14 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 ἔφοδον | det | high | Article modifying ἔφοδον. |
| 15 | Ἀλεξάνδρου | Ἀλέξανδρος | PROPN | Np-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἔφοδον | nmod | high | Genitive modifier. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 15 Ἀλεξάνδρου | cc | high | Coordinates the genitives. |
| 17 | Μακεδόνων | Μακεδών | PROPN | Np-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 Ἀλεξάνδρου | conj | high | Second coordinated genitive dependent on ἔφοδον. |
| 18 | ἔφοδον | ἔφοδος | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἐξύφηναν | obl | high | Adverbial accusative with κατά. |
| 19 | μέλανι | μέλας | ADJ | a-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 ἔφοδον | amod | medium | Likely instrumental dative modifying an implied ὑφάσματι/contrast with ὑφάσματι λευκῷ. |
| 20 | ἐξύφηναν | ὑφαίνω | VERB | v3paia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb, aorist active indicative 3pl. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
λέγεται δὲ καὶ Ἀθηναίοις ὗσαι τέφραν ὁ θεὸς ἐνιαυτῷ πρότερον πρὶν ἢ τὸν πόλεμον τὸν ἐπαχθέντα ὑπὸ Σύλλα τὰ μεγάλα σφίσιν ἐνεγκεῖν παθήματα.
Main clause is impersonal λέγεται with an infinitival content clause; the temporal framing πρὶν ἢ introduces a subordinate infinitival clause, and the text contains a likely irregular form in ὗσαι and an unusual ὑπὸ Σύλλα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-PII3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | impersonal/passive use: 'it is said' |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | discourse | high | postpositive connective particle |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | PART | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | advmod | high | focus/additive particle |
| 4 | Ἀθηναίοις | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | A---DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγεται | iobj | medium | dative of indirect object/experiencer with λέγεται |
| 5 | ὗσαι | ὕω | VERB | V-ANA | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγεται | csubj | medium | likely infinitive 'to rain'; form is unusual/uncertain in context |
| 6 | τέφραν | τέφρα | NOUN | N-ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ὗσαι | obj | medium | object of infinitive ὗσαι |
| 7 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 θεὸς | det | high | article |
| 8 | θεὸς | θεός | NOUN | N-NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ὗσαι | nsubj | high | subject of the infinitival clause |
| 9 | ἐνιαυτῷ | ἐνιαυτός | NOUN | N-DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 πρότερον | obl | high | temporal dative |
| 10 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 5 ὗσαι | advmod | high | temporal adverb |
| 11 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | S--------- | _ | 22 ἐνεγκεῖν | mark | high | subordinating conjunction introducing temporal clause |
| 12 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | S--------- | _ | 11 πρὶν | fixed | high | paired with πρὶν in the construction πρὶν ἢ |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 πόλεμον | det | high | article |
| 14 | πόλεμον | πόλεμος | NOUN | N-ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐνεγκεῖν | obj | high | object of ἐνεγκεῖν within temporal clause |
| 15 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 ἐπαχθέντα | det | high | article |
| 16 | ἐπαχθέντα | ἐπάγω | VERB | V-APP-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 14 πόλεμον | amod | high | participle modifying πόλεμον |
| 17 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R--------- | _ | 18 Σύλλα | case | high | introduces agent phrase |
| 18 | Σύλλα | Σύλλας | PROPN | N-DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἐπαχθέντα | obl | medium | agent-like phrase; dative after ὑπό (surface form nonstandard for expected genitive) |
| 19 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | l-p---na- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 20 μεγάλα | det | high | article |
| 20 | μεγάλα | μέγας | ADJ | A-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 23 παθήματα | amod | high | modifies παθήματα |
| 21 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3PD- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 23 παθήματα | iobj | high | dative of reference/beneficiary |
| 22 | ἐνεγκεῖν | φέρω | VERB | V-ANA | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 11 πρὶν | advcl | high | infinitive governed by πρὶν ἢ |
| 23 | παθήματα | πάθημα | NOUN | N-NPN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ἐνεγκεῖν | obj | medium | likely object of ἐνεγκεῖν; case/form may be influenced by quotation or text issue |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | punct | high | sentence-final punctuation |