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 finite verb ἐξύφηναν has coordinated adverbial/temporal clauses: τότε μέν introduces the earlier circumstance, while κατά with accusative marks the later occasion. ἀράχναι is the nominative subject; ὑφάσματι and the two color adjectives are instrumental means/material complements. The exact semantic force of ἐξύφηναν is somewhat context-dependent.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D- | PronType=Dem | 20 ἐξύφηναν | advmod | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | discourse | high | Correlative particle, paired loosely with δέ. |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | SCONJ | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | mark | high | Explanatory particle introducing the first temporal circumstance. |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ἱεροῦ | det | high | |
| 5 | ἱεροῦ | ἱερόν | NOUN | N----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 θύρας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on θύρας, ‘the doors of the sanctuary’. |
| 6 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | L----APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 θύρας | det | high | |
| 7 | θύρας | θύρα | NOUN | N----APF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ἐξύφηναν | obj | high | Object of ἐξύφηναν. |
| 8 | ὑφάσματι | ὕφασμα | NOUN | N----DSN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἐξύφηναν | obl | high | Dative of means/material, ‘with/by a woven fabric’. |
| 9 | ἀράχναι | ἀράχνη | NOUN | N----NPF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ἐξύφηναν | nsubj | high | |
| 10 | λευκῷ | λευκός | ADJ | A----DSN- | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ὑφάσματι | amod | high | Agrees with ὑφάσματι. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | punct | high | |
| 12 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 18 ἔφοδον | case | high | Accusative-governing preposition. |
| 13 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | cc | high | Contrastive/correlative particle. |
| 14 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 ἔφοδον | det | high | |
| 15 | Ἀλεξάνδρου | Ἀλέξανδρος | PROPN | N----GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 Μακεδόνων | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on Μακεδόνων. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 Μακεδόνων | cc | high | |
| 17 | Μακεδόνων | Μακεδών | PROPN | N----GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἔφοδον | nmod | high | Genitive modifying ἔφοδον, ‘the incursion of Alexander and the Macedonians’. |
| 18 | ἔφοδον | ἔφοδος | NOUN | N----ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἐξύφηναν | obl | high | Accusative object of κατά in a temporal/event expression. |
| 19 | μέλανι | μέλας | ADJ | A----DSN- | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ὑφάσματι | amod | medium | Agrees with understood or repeated ὑφάσματι; ellipsis across the contrast. |
| 20 | ἐξύφηναν | ἐξυφαίνω | VERB | V---AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite predicate; subject ἀράχναι. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἐξύφηναν | punct | high |
λέγεται δὲ καὶ Ἀθηναίοις ὗσαι τέφραν ὁ θεὸς ἐνιαυτῷ πρότερον πρὶν ἢ τὸν πόλεμον τὸν ἐπαχθέντα ὑπὸ Σύλλα τὰ μεγάλα σφίσιν ἐνεγκεῖν παθήματα.
Infinitival subject construction: λέγεται takes the accusative-and-infinitive report Ἀθηναίοις ὗσαι τέφραν ὁ θεός; πρότερον governs the πρίν ἤ clause, whose subject is τὸν πόλεμον with τὸν ἐπαχθέντα as an attributive participle. The adjective μεγάλα agrees with παθήματα, while σφίσιν is dative of disadvantage/reference.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-PPM-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal passive reporting verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 λέγεται | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | ADV | ADV | _ | 5 ὗσαι | advmod | medium | Connective/adverbial καί introducing the reported event. |
| 4 | Ἀθηναίοις | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | A-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 ὗσαι | nsubj | medium | Dative of the person concerned with the report; formally compatible with the infinitival construction. |
| 5 | ὗσαι | ὕω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 1 λέγεται | ccomp | high | Infinitive in the reported-content clause. |
| 6 | τέφραν | τέφρα | NOUN | N-AFA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ὗσαι | obj | high | Accusative object of ὗσαι. |
| 7 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 θεὸς | det | high | |
| 8 | θεὸς | θεός | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ὗσαι | nsubj | high | Explicit nominative subject of the active infinitive. |
| 9 | ἐνιαυτῷ | ἐνιαυτός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 πρότερον | obl | high | Temporal dative. |
| 10 | πρότερον | πρότερος | ADV | ADV | _ | 5 ὗσαι | advmod | high | Temporal adverb, modified by ἐνιαυτῷ. |
| 11 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 22 ἐνεγκεῖν | mark | high | Introduces the temporal clause. |
| 12 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 πρὶν | fixed | high | Part of the conjunction πρὶν ἤ. |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 πόλεμον | det | high | |
| 14 | πόλεμον | πόλεμος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 ἐνεγκεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ἐνεγκεῖν. |
| 15 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἐπαχθέντα | det | high | Article with the attributive participle. |
| 16 | ἐπαχθέντα | ἐπάγω | VERB | V-APP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 14 πόλεμον | acl | high | Aorist passive participle modifying πόλεμον. |
| 17 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 16 ἐπαχθέντα | case | high | Agent preposition with passive participle. |
| 18 | Σύλλα | Σύλλας | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ὑπὸ | obl | high | Agent of ἐπαχθέντα. |
| 19 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 23 παθήματα | det | high | |
| 20 | μεγάλα | μέγας | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 23 παθήματα | amod | high | Agrees with παθήματα; substantive-like adjective. |
| 21 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | RP-D3P | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 23 παθήματα | obl | high | Dative of disadvantage/reference: for them. |
| 22 | ἐνεγκεῖν | φέρω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 5 ὗσαι | advcl | high | Infinitive in the temporal clause, coordinated semantically with the reported event. |
| 23 | παθήματα | πάθημα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 ἐνεγκεῖν | obj | high | Object of ἐνεγκεῖν, modified by τὰ μεγάλα. |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγεται | punct | high |