Grammar parses for passage 10.15.5
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Κλειτόδημος δέ, ὁπόσοι τὰ Ἀθηναίων ἐπιχώρια ἔγραψαν ὁ ἀρχαιότατος, οὗτος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ φησὶ τῷ Ἀττικῷ, ὅτε Ἀθηναῖοι παρεσκευάζοντο ἐπὶ Σικελίᾳ τὸν στόλον, ὡς ἔθνος τι ἄπειρον κοράκων κατῆρε τότε ἐς Δελφούς, καὶ περιέκοπτόν τε τοῦ ἀγάλματος τούτου καὶ ἀπέρρησσον τοῖς ῥάμφεσιν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ τὸν χρυσόν·
The syntax is layered: an appositive identification of Κλειτόδημος, then a main report verb φησὶ with quoted/indirect content containing a temporal clause and a subsequent ὡς-clause; coordination within the final reported action is straightforward.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κλειτόδημος | Κλειτόδημος | PROPN | NNP | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 16 φησὶ | nsubj | high | Subject of φησὶ. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 16 φησὶ | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 Κλειτόδημος | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 4 | ὁπόσοι | ὁπόσος | PRON | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 8 ἔγραψαν | nsubj | medium | Relative/generalizing pronoun; syntax of embedded clause is somewhat uncertain. |
| 5 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 7 ἐπιχώρια | det | high | Article modifying ἐπιχώρια. |
| 6 | Ἀθηναίων | Ἀθηναῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 7 ἐπιχώρια | nmod | high | Attributive genitive of source/association. |
| 7 | ἐπιχώρια | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Plural | 8 ἔγραψαν | obj | high | Object of ἔγραψαν. |
| 8 | ἔγραψαν | γράφω | VERB | VAAI3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 10 ἀρχαιότατος | acl:relcl | medium | Relative clause modifying ἀρχαιότατος. |
| 9 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 10 ἀρχαιότατος | det | high | Article with superlative adjective. |
| 10 | ἀρχαιότατος | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nominative|Degree=Superlative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 1 Κλειτόδημος | appos | medium | Appositive to Κλειτόδημος. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀρχαιότατος | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 12 | οὗτος | οὗτος | PRON | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 16 φησὶ | nsubj | high | Subject of φησὶ, resumptive. |
| 13 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 15 λόγῳ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 14 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 15 λόγῳ | det | high | Article with λόγῳ. |
| 15 | λόγῳ | λόγος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 16 φησὶ | obl | high | Oblique phrase with ἐν. |
| 16 | φησὶ | φημί | VERB | VPAI3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Present|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 17 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 18 Ἀττικῷ | det | high | Article with Ἀττικῷ. |
| 18 | Ἀττικῷ | Ἀττικός | ADJ | _ | Case=Dative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 16 φησὶ | obl | medium | Likely dative of respect/domain with φησὶ or phrase referring to style/language. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 φησὶ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 20 | ὅτε | ὅτε | SCONJ | _ | _ | 22 παρεσκευάζοντο | mark | high | Temporal subordinator. |
| 21 | Ἀθηναῖοι | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | NNP | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 22 παρεσκευάζοντο | nsubj | high | Subject of παρεσκευάζοντο. |
| 22 | παρεσκευάζοντο | παρασκευάζω | VERB | VIMI3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Middle | 33 κατῆρε | advcl | high | Temporal clause dependent on κατῆρε. |
| 23 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | _ | 24 Σικελίᾳ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 24 | Σικελίᾳ | Σικελία | PROPN | NNP | Case=Dative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 22 παρεσκευάζοντο | obl | high | Goal/purpose phrase with ἐπί. |
| 25 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 26 στόλον | det | high | Article with στόλον. |
| 26 | στόλον | στόλος | NOUN | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 22 παρεσκευάζοντο | obj | high | Object of παρεσκευάζοντο. |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 παρεσκευάζοντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 28 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 33 κατῆρε | mark | high | Introduces reported content/comparison. |
| 29 | ἔθνος | ἔθνος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 33 κατῆρε | nsubj | high | Subject of κατῆρε. |
| 30 | τι | τις | PRON | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 29 ἔθνος | det | high | Indefinite modifier. |
| 31 | ἄπειρον | ἄπειρος | ADJ | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 29 ἔθνος | amod | low | Neuter agreement is irregular here; may function predicatively with ἔθνος. |
| 32 | κοράκων | κόραξ | NOUN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 29 ἔθνος | nmod | high | Partitive/possessive genitive with ἔθνος. |
| 33 | κατῆρε | κατέρχομαι | VERB | VAAI3S | Mood=Indicative|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 16 φησὶ | ccomp | medium | Content clause after φησὶ introduced by ὡς. |
| 34 | τότε | τότε | ADV | _ | _ | 33 κατῆρε | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 35 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 36 Δελφούς | case | high | Preposition. |
| 36 | Δελφούς | Δελφοί | PROPN | NNP | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 33 κατῆρε | obl | high | Motion goal with ἐς. |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 33 κατῆρε | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 38 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 45 ἀπέρρησσον | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 39 | περιέκοπτόν | περικόπτω | VERB | VIAI3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Active | 45 ἀπέρρησσον | conj | high | First coordinated imperfect verb. |
| 40 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 39 περιέκοπτόν | discourse | high | Enclitic connective particle. |
| 41 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 42 ἀγάλματος | det | high | Article with ἀγάλματος. |
| 42 | ἀγάλματος | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 39 περιέκοπτόν | obl | high | Genitive complement of περιέκοπτόν. |
| 43 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 42 ἀγάλματος | det | high | Demonstrative modifying ἀγάλματος. |
| 44 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 45 ἀπέρρησσον | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 45 | ἀπέρρησσον | ἀπορρήσσω | VERB | VIAI3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Imperfect|Voice=Active | 39 περιέκοπτόν | conj | high | Second coordinated imperfect verb. |
| 46 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 47 ῥάμφεσιν | det | high | Article with ῥάμφεσιν. |
| 47 | ῥάμφεσιν | ῥάμφος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 45 ἀπέρρησσον | obl | high | Instrumental dative. |
| 48 | ἀπʼ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 49 αὐτοῦ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 49 | αὐτοῦ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 45 ἀπέρρησσον | obl | high | Source with ἀπό, referring back to the statue. |
| 50 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 51 χρυσόν | det | high | Article with χρυσόν. |
| 51 | χρυσόν | χρυσός | NOUN | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 45 ἀπέρρησσον | obj | high | Object of ἀπέρρησσον. |
| 52 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 φησὶ | punct | high | Punctuation. |