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ἔνθα δέ οἱ πολύκαρπος ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται,
τῆς ἕτερον μὲν θειλόπεδον λευρῷ ἐνὶ χώρῳ
τέρσεται ἠελίῳ, ἑτέρας δ᾽ ἄρα τε τρυγόωσιν,
ἄλλας δὲ τραπέουσι

If τρυγόωσιν/τραπέουσι are finite, where is their subject?

Could they be participles in the dative case? Ηere is my interpretation:

"There is a fruitful garden planted, one part of which, a sunny spot on level ground, becomes dry by the sun, while others are for gatherers and others for treaders."

But I am not sure if participles can be used this way.

Your take would theoretically work if ἑτέρας and ἄλλας were nominative instead of accusative. The subjects of τρυγόωσιν and τραπέουσι are the indefinite "men, (workers)" forming a type of paraphrastic passive: "Some (grapes) (men) gather" equals "some grapes are gathered."

You are right, I had forgotten that they were in the accussative. Thanks.