Grammar parses for passage 1.24.5
Open translation for this passage
αὐτὸ δὲ ἔκ τε ἐλέφαντος τὸ ἄγαλμα καὶ χρυσοῦ πεποίηται.
The main syntactic difficulty is the coordinated material phrases, with ἔκ governing ἐλέφαντος and χρυσοῦ understood elliptically with ἐκ in the second conjunct.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | αὐτὸ | αὐτός | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἄγαλμα | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying ἄγαλμα; form could also be pronominal, but adjective fits here. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 10 πεποίηται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἔκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 ἐλέφαντος | case | high | Introduces source/material phrase. |
| 4 | τε | τε | PART | G-------- | _ | 3 ἔκ | advmod | medium | Enclitic connective coordinating with καί; attached here to the first preposition phrase. |
| 5 | ἐλέφαντος | ἐλέφας | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 πεποίηται | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἐκ indicating material/source. |
| 6 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 ἄγαλμα | det | high | Article modifying ἄγαλμα. |
| 7 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 πεποίηται | nsubj:pass | high | Subject of the perfect passive form πεποίηται. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 9 χρυσοῦ | cc | high | Coordinates the second material phrase with the first. |
| 9 | χρυσοῦ | χρυσός | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 πεποίηται | obl | high | Genitive complement with understood ἐκ/ἐκ τε; material/source phrase. |
| 10 | πεποίηται | ποιέω | VERB | V-3SRIP--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect middle/passive finite verb functioning as root. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 πεποίηται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
μέσῳ μὲν οὖν ἐπίκειταί οἱ τῷ κράνει Σφιγγὸς εἰκών---ἃ δὲ ἐς τὴν Σφίγγα λέγεται, γράψω προελθόντος ἐς τὰ Βοιώτιά μοι τοῦ λόγου---, καθʼ ἑκάτερον δὲ τοῦ κράνους γρῦπές εἰσιν ἐπειργασμένοι.
The sentence contains a parenthetical future statement (γράψω) with an inserted relative clause (ἃ δὲ ἐς τὴν Σφίγγα λέγεται) and a genitive absolute (προελθόντος ἐς τὰ Βοιώτιά μοι τοῦ λόγου).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μέσῳ | μέσος | ADJ | A-S---ND- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 ἐπίκειταί | obl | high | Adverbial dative: 'in the middle'. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 4 ἐπίκειταί | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | G-------- | _ | 4 ἐπίκειταί | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | ἐπίκειταί | ἐπίκειμαι | VERB | V-PII-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate of first clause. |
| 5 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 εἰκών | det | medium | Likely article with εἰκών; spelling may reflect Doric/epic form. |
| 6 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | l-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 κράνει | det | high | Article. |
| 7 | κράνει | κράνος | NOUN | n-s---nd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 ἐπίκειταί | obl | high | Dative governed by ἐπίκειται. |
| 8 | Σφιγγὸς | Σφίγξ | NOUN | n-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 εἰκών | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on εἰκών. |
| 9 | εἰκών | εἰκών | NOUN | n-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἐπίκειταί | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐπίκειται. |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἰκών | punct | high | Dashes of parenthetical interpolation. |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἰκών | punct | high | Dash. |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἰκών | punct | high | Dash. |
| 13 | ἃ | ὅς | PRON | p-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 18 λέγεται | obj | high | Relative pronoun. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 18 λέγεται | discourse | high | Contrastive particle. |
| 15 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | r-------- | _ | 18 λέγεται | case | high | Preposition with accusative. |
| 16 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 Σφίγγα | det | high | Article. |
| 17 | Σφίγγα | Σφίγξ | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἐς | obl | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 18 | λέγεται | λέγω | VERB | V-PII-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 20 γράψω | advcl | high | Parenthetical clause dependent on γράψω. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 γράψω | punct | high | Comma. |
| 20 | γράψω | γράφω | VERB | V-FAI-1S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the parenthetical sentence. |
| 21 | προελθόντος | προέρχομαι | VERB | V-AOP-AGM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 27 λόγου | advcl | high | Genitive absolute with λόγου. |
| 22 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | r-------- | _ | 24 Βοιώτιά | case | high | Preposition. |
| 23 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | l-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 24 Βοιώτιά | det | high | Article. |
| 24 | Βοιώτιά | Βοιώτιος | PROPN | a-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 21 προελθόντος | obl | medium | Probably acc. pl. neuter 'to Boeotian parts/region'; form is unusual and uncertain. |
| 25 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | p-s---md- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 21 προελθόντος | obl | high | Dative in the genitive absolute construction. |
| 26 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 λόγου | det | high | Article. |
| 27 | λόγου | λόγος | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 προελθόντος | nsubj | high | Subject of προελθόντος in the genitive absolute. |
| 28 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 γράψω | punct | high | Dash. |
| 29 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 γράψω | punct | high | Dash. |
| 30 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 γράψω | punct | high | Dash. |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 γράψω | punct | high | Comma. |
| 32 | καθʼ | κατά | ADP | r-------- | _ | 37 γρῦπές | case | high | Preposition governing distributive phrase. |
| 33 | ἑκάτερον | ἑκάτερος | ADJ | a-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 καθʼ | obl | high | Object of κατά. |
| 34 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 38 εἰσιν | discourse | high | Particle. |
| 35 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 36 κράνους | det | high | Article. |
| 36 | κράνους | κράνος | NOUN | n-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 37 γρῦπές | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on γρῦπες. |
| 37 | γρῦπές | γρύψ | NOUN | n-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 38 εἰσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of εἰσιν. |
| 38 | εἰσιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 20 γράψω | conj | high | Coordinated with γράψω at discourse level. |
| 39 | ἐπειργασμένοι | ἐπεργάζομαι | VERB | V-RPP-NPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 38 εἰσιν | xcomp | high | Predicate participle with εἰσιν. |
| 40 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 γράψω | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |