Grammar parses for passage 10.17.12
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τὰ μέντοι ἀμφὶ τὸ στῆθος δασύτερά ἐστιν αὐτοῖς ἢ ὡς πρὸς Αἰγιναίαν τέχνην εἰκάσαι·
The neuter plural subject τὰ ... δασύτερα has a postponed μέντοι; ἀμφὶ τὸ στῆθος is a prepositional modifier, αὐτοῖς is ethical/possessive dative, and ἢ ὡς πρὸς ... εἰκάσαι introduces a comparative standard with an elliptical sense ‘than one might infer in comparison with Aeginetan workmanship’.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 δασύτερά | det | high | |
| 2 | μέντοι | μέντοι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 6 δασύτερά | advmod | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | ἀμφὶ | ἀμφί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 στῆθος | case | high | Preposition governing the accusative. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 στῆθος | det | high | |
| 5 | στῆθος | στῆθος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 δασύτερά | obl | high | |
| 6 | δασύτερά | δασύς | ADJ | A-NPN | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Comparative predicate adjective agreeing with the neuter plural subject. |
| 7 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Singular copula with neuter plural subject, as expected in Greek. |
| 8 | αὐτοῖς | αὐτός | PRON | P-DMD | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 7 ἐστιν | iobj | medium | Dative of possession or reference; antecedent is context-dependent. |
| 9 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 εἰκάσαι | cc | medium | Introduces the comparative standard/construction. |
| 10 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 εἰκάσαι | mark | medium | Comparative particle with infinitive. |
| 11 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R-------- | _ | 13 τέχνην | case | high | Preposition governing the accusative. |
| 12 | Αἰγιναίαν | Αἰγιναῖος | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 τέχνην | amod | medium | Feminine adjective substantivized or modifying an omitted feminine noun, likely τέχνην understood. |
| 13 | τέχνην | τέχνη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 εἰκάσαι | obl | medium | Object of εἰκάσαι, with πρὸς phrase modifying the comparison. |
| 14 | εἰκάσαι | εἰκάζω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 δασύτερά | advcl | medium | Aorist infinitive in the comparative clause; construction is somewhat elliptical. |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐστιν | punct | high |
κέρατα δὲ οὐ διεστηκότα ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς, ἀλλὰ ἐς εὐθὺ παρὰ τὰ ὦτα ἔχουσιν ἐληλιγμένα· ὠκύτητι δὲ ἅπαντα τὰ θηρία ὑπερήρκασι.
The sentence has an understood third-person plural subject (the animals): their horns are not separated from the head but are turned inward/alongside the ears, and they surpass all animals in speed. ἐληλιγμένα is treated as a perfect middle/passive participle agreeing with κέρατα; ἔχουσιν governs it predicatively. The exact aspectual relation of the participles is somewhat compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κέρατα | κέρας | NOUN | N-----NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 διεστηκότα | nsubj | high | Subject of the participial predicate διεστηκότα and of the following ἔχουσιν construction. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 διεστηκότα | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | Polarity=Neg | 4 διεστηκότα | advmod | high | Negates διεστηκότα. |
| 4 | διεστηκότα | διΐστημι | VERB | V-RAPN---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 ἔχουσιν | acl | medium | Perfect active participle, agreeing with κέρατα; predicates the horns as not standing apart. |
| 5 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 κεφαλῆς | case | high | Preposition governing κεφαλῆς. |
| 6 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SFSG---- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 κεφαλῆς | det | high | Article modifying κεφαλῆς. |
| 7 | κεφαλῆς | κεφαλή | NOUN | N-SFSG---- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 διεστηκότα | obl | high | Object of ἀπό. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 διεστηκότα | punct | high | |
| 9 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 15 ἔχουσιν | cc | high | Coordinates the positive description with the preceding negated description. |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 11 εὐθὺ | case | high | Preposition governing εὐθύ. |
| 11 | εὐθὺ | εὐθύς | ADV | D-------- | _ | 16 ἐληλιγμένα | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative, ‘straight/directly’; coordinated with the directional phrase. |
| 12 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 14 ὦτα | case | high | Preposition governing τὰ ὦτα. |
| 13 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN---- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 14 ὦτα | det | high | Article modifying ὦτα. |
| 14 | ὦτα | οὖς | NOUN | N-APN---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 16 ἐληλιγμένα | obl | high | Object of παρά in the directional phrase. |
| 15 | ἔχουσιν | ἔχω | VERB | V-睡? | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 23 ὑπερήρκασι | parataxis | medium | Finite verb with omitted subject κέρατα/θηρία; governs ἐληλιγμένα as a predicative participle. XPOS is uncertain. |
| 16 | ἐληλιγμένα | ἑλίσσω | VERB | V-RMPN---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 15 ἔχουσιν | xcomp | medium | Perfect middle/passive participle agreeing with κέρατα; describes their turned or twisted position. |
| 17 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἔχουσιν | punct | high | |
| 18 | ὠκύτητι | ὠκύτης | NOUN | N-SFSD---- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 ὑπερήρκασι | obl | high | Dative of respect or means, ‘in speed’. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 23 ὑπερήρκασι | cc | high | Connective introducing the comparison. |
| 20 | ἅπαντα | ἅπας | ADJ | A-APN---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 θηρία | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of θηρία. |
| 21 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN---- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 22 θηρία | det | high | Article modifying θηρία. |
| 22 | θηρία | θηρίον | NOUN | N-APN---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 23 ὑπερήρκασι | obj | high | Object of ὑπερήρκασι. |
| 23 | ὑπερήρκασι | ὑπεραίρω | VERB | V-RAI-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Perfect active third plural, ‘have surpassed’; subject is understood from context, likely the animals/horns. |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 ὑπερήρκασι | punct | high |