tense, mood, voice
ἐλθεῖν
aorist infinitive active
Ὀδυσσεύς
nominative, subject
πυκινῆς
thick, crowded, densely-packed
ἐκ πυκινῆς δ’ ὕλης πτόρθον κλάσε χειρὶ παχείῃ
what is the use of χειρὶ?
dative, dative of means, "by means of"
ὅς τ’ εἶσ’ ὑόμενος καὶ ἀήμενος, ἐν δέ οἱ ὄσσε
what is the translation of οἱ?
"his" or "to him"
ἔμελλε
imperfect indicative active
ὕλης
genitive singular
φύλλων
leaves
ὡς ῥύσαιτο περὶ χροῒ μήδεα φωτός.
What is the use of μήδεα?
accusative, direct object of ῥύσαιτο
βῆ δ’ ἴμεν ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος ἀλκὶ πεποιθώς,
what is the LITERAL translation of ἴμεν?
"to go" [present infinitive of the verb εἶμι]
μίξεσθαι
future infinitive middle
φωτός
genitive singular
ὄσσε
eyes
ὅς τ’ εἶσ’ ὑόμενος καὶ ἀήμενος, ἐν δέ οἱ ὄσσε / δαίεται·
what is the use of ὄσσε?
nominative, subject of δαίεται
ὅς τ’ εἶσ’ ὑόμενος καὶ ἀήμενος
what is the translation of εἶσ' [should be εἶσι]?
"goes" or "comes"
ῥύσαιτο
aorist optative middle
κούρῃσιν
dative plural
ἢ...ἠὲ
either...or
ὅς τ’ εἶσ’ ὑόμενος καὶ ἀήμενος, ἐν δέ οἱ ὄσσε / δαίεται·
what is the use of ὅς?
nominative, subject of εἶσ[ι]
ὡς ῥύσαιτο περὶ χροῒ μήδεα φωτός
what is the translation of φωτός?
"of a man" or "of a mortal" [literally, "of the light"]
πειρήσοντα
future participle active
ἐών
nominative singular
ἑ
his, her [possessive adjective]
ὣς Ὀδυσεὺς κούρῃσιν ἐυπλοκάμοισιν ἔμελλε μίξεσθαι
what is the use of κούρῃσιν?
dative, object of μίξεσθαι
κέλεται δέ ἑ γαστὴρ
μήλων πειρήσοντα καὶ ἐς πυκινὸν δόμον ἐλθεῖν·
"...and his stomach orders him to test the flocks and to go into the densely-packed home."