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ᾗ: dat. sg. f. of relative pronoun, "in which place, where" (S. 1527c).

τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς: "the part above the ground."

τὸ δὲ ἄνω: "the upper part."

ἔχουσαι τέλεια: "being perfect" (S. 1438).

Δάφνην: Pursued by Apollo, the nymph Daphne was changed into a laurel tree to escape him.

ἄρτι τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος καταλαμβάνοντος: "when Apollo is just seizing her" (S. 2058 and 2070; G. 589 and 590).

ἀποδενδρουμένην: "turning into a tree."

ἐξεφύοντο: impf. of ἐκφύω, "branches were growing out of."

καὶ μὴν καὶ: "and indeed even...."

ἐκόμων: impf. 3 pl. of κομάω, "their hair was growing long...."

ἕλιξί: dat. pl. of ἕλιξ "tendrils."

ἐδεξιοῦντο: impf. of δεξιόομαι, "they greeted us," from δεξία, "right hand."

προϊέμεναι: pres. part. nom. pl. fem. of προίημι, “sending forth a voice.”

φιληθεὶς: aor. pass. part., "having been kissed."

οὐ παρεῖχον: impf. of παρέχω, "they would not allow."

ἤλγουν καὶ ἐβόων: impf., "they began suffering and crying out."

αἱ δὲ: "some (of the women)."

ἐπεθύμουν: impf. 3 pl. of ἐπιθυμέω, "they desired."

οὐκέτι ἀπελύοντο: impf. of ἀπολύομαι, "no longer were freeing themselves."

ἐδέδεντο: plupf. of δέω, "they had been bound."

συνεφύοντο: impf. of συμφύομαι, "they were growing together."

συνερριζοῦντο: impf. of συρριζόομαι, "they were taking root together."

ἐπεφύκεσαν: plupf. of φύω, "their fingers had already sprouted branches."

ὅσον οὐδέπω: "any minute now" (idiomatic, see Mason on Joseph. BJ 2.626)

καὶ αὐτοί: "they too."

καρποφορήσειν: fut. infin. with ἔμελλον, "were about to bear fruit."