Grammar parses for passage 2.1.6
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τὸ δὲ οὐ Κορινθίοις μόνον περὶ τῆς χώρας ἐστὶν εἰρημένον, ἀλλὰ ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν Ἀθηναῖοι πρῶτοι περὶ τῆς Ἀττικῆς ἐσεμνολόγησαν·
The sentence consists of two contrasted clauses: an impersonal/copular construction with a participial complement, then a finite clause with an infinitival δοκεῖν phrase and coordinated root verb.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-',N-S---NA- | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Article substantivized as subject of ἐστίν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 9 ἐστὶν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 9 ἐστὶν | advmod | high | Negates the predicate phrase. |
| 4 | Κορινθίοις | Κορίνθιος | PROPN | A-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 εἰρημένον | obl | high | Dative governed by περὶ via the participial phrase. |
| 5 | μόνον | μόνον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 4 Κορινθίοις | advmod | high | Modifies Κορινθίοις, 'only to the Corinthians'. |
| 6 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 χώρας | case | high | Preposition with genitive. |
| 7 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-'s---fg- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 χώρας | det | high | Article modifying χώρας. |
| 8 | χώρας | χώρα | NOUN | N-S---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 εἰρημένον | obl | high | Object of περὶ within the participial clause. |
| 9 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-3spia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main copular verb of first clause. |
| 10 | εἰρημένον | λέγω | VERB | V-pppnn-s- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 9 ἐστὶν | xcomp | medium | Perfect participle complement to ἐστίν; idiomatically 'is said'. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 12 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 20 ἐσεμνολόγησαν | cc | high | Coordinating adversative conjunction. |
| 13 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | P-S---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 14 δοκεῖν | iobj | high | Dative with δοκεῖν, ethical/experiencer dative. |
| 14 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | V--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 20 ἐσεμνολόγησαν | advcl | high | Complementary infinitive depending on the finite verb in the second clause. |
| 15 | Ἀθηναῖοι | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | A-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 ἐσεμνολόγησαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐσεμνολόγησαν. |
| 16 | πρῶτοι | πρῶτος | ADJ | A-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 ἐσεμνολόγησαν | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective with Ἀθηναῖοι: 'the Athenians first'. |
| 17 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 Ἀττικῆς | case | high | Preposition with genitive. |
| 18 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-'s---fg- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Ἀττικῆς | det | high | Article modifying Ἀττικῆς. |
| 19 | Ἀττικῆς | Ἀττική | PROPN | A-S---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ἐσεμνολόγησαν | obl | high | Prepositional object of περὶ. |
| 20 | ἐσεμνολόγησαν | σεμνολογέω | VERB | V-3paia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Root of second clause, coordinated contrastively with the first. |
| 21 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ἐσεμνολόγησαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
λέγουσι δὲ καὶ οἱ Κορίνθιοι Ποσειδῶνα ἐλθεῖν Ἡλίῳ περὶ τῆς γῆς ἐς ἀμφισβήτησιν, Βριάρεων δὲ διαλλακτὴν γενέσθαι σφίσιν, ἰσθμὸν μὲν καὶ ὅσα ταύτῃ δικάσαντα εἶναι Ποσειδῶνος, τὴν δὲ ἄκραν Ἡλίῳ δόντα τὴν ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως.
The syntax is a chain of reported infinitives/participial clauses under λέγουσι; several accusatives (e.g. Ποσειδῶνα, Βριάρεων) are treated as subjects of infinitives, and the final participles are loosely coordinated modifiers.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 5 Κορίνθιοι | cc | high | Connects subject to an implied larger coordination. |
| 4 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 Κορίνθιοι | det | high | Article with ethnonym. |
| 5 | Κορίνθιοι | Κορίνθιος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσι. |
| 6 | Ποσειδῶνα | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἐλθεῖν | nsubj | medium | Accusative with infinitive. |
| 7 | ἐλθεῖν | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-AAN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 8 | Ἡλίῳ | Ἥλιος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἐλθεῖν | iobj | medium | Indirect object of ἐλθεῖν / understood adversarial relation. |
| 9 | περὶ | περί | ADP | PREP | _ | 11 γῆς | case | high | Preposition governing the noun. |
| 10 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 γῆς | det | high | Article with γῆς. |
| 11 | γῆς | γῆ | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἀμφισβήτησιν | nmod | high | Object of περὶ. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 13 ἀμφισβήτησιν | case | high | Preposition. |
| 13 | ἀμφισβήτησιν | ἀμφισβήτησις | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐλθεῖν | obl | high | Adverbial goal/purpose phrase with ἐς. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 15 | Βριάρεων | Βριάρεως | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 γενέσθαι | nsubj | medium | Accusative with infinitive. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 18 γενέσθαι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 17 | διαλλακτὴν | διαλλακτής | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 γενέσθαι | xcomp | medium | Predicative complement with infinitive. |
| 18 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-ANM | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 19 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3DP | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 18 γενέσθαι | iobj | high | Dative of reference. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 21 | ἰσθμὸν | ἰσθμός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 εἶναι | obj | medium | Accusative object of implied/evidential saying in participial clause. |
| 22 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 21 ἰσθμὸν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 24 ὅσα | cc | high | Connective. |
| 24 | ὅσα | ὅσος | PRON | P-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 26 δικάσαντα | obj | medium | Object of δικάσαντα. |
| 25 | ταύτῃ | οὗτος | PRON | PD-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 26 δικάσαντα | obl | high | Dative of place/reference. |
| 26 | δικάσαντα | δικάζω | VERB | V-AAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 27 εἶναι | advcl | high | Participial modifier of εἶναι. |
| 27 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 28 | Ποσειδῶνος | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 εἶναι | nsubj | medium | Likely genitive of possession/pertinence with εἶναι. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 30 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 32 ἄκραν | det | high | Article with ἄκραν. |
| 31 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 34 δόντα | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 32 | ἄκραν | ἄκρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 δόντα | obj | medium | Object of participle δόντα. |
| 33 | Ἡλίῳ | Ἥλιος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 δόντα | iobj | high | Indirect object of δόντα. |
| 34 | δόντα | δίδωμι | VERB | V-AAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 27 εἶναι | advcl | high | Participial modifier of εἶναι. |
| 35 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 38 πόλεως | det | high | Article with πόλεως. |
| 36 | ὑπὲρ | ὑπέρ | ADP | PREP | _ | 38 πόλεως | case | high | Preposition. |
| 37 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | ATR | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 38 πόλεως | det | high | Article with πόλεως. |
| 38 | πόλεως | πόλις | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 ὑπὲρ | nmod | high | Object of ὑπέρ. |
| 39 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
ἀπὸ μὲν τούτου λέγουσιν εἶναι τὸν ἰσθμὸν Ποσειδῶνος·
Indirect statement with λέγουσιν governing infinitival εἶναι; ἰσθμόν is the accusative predicate/complement and Ποσειδῶνος is a genitive modifier.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | Px | AdpType=Prep | 3 τούτου | case | high | Introduces genitive complement. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Gf | _ | 3 τούτου | discourse | high | Correlative/discourse particle. |
| 3 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | Pd | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 4 λέγουσιν | obl | high | Object of ἀπό. |
| 4 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | VPAI3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 5 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | VPAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 4 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive. |
| 6 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | At | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 ἰσθμὸν | det | high | Article modifying ἰσθμόν. |
| 7 | ἰσθμὸν | ἰσθμός | NOUN | Nas | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 εἶναι | obj | high | Accusative subject/complement of εἶναι in indirect statement. |
| 8 | Ποσειδῶνος | Ποσειδῶν | PROPN | N-sg---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἰσθμὸν | nmod | high | Genitive of possession/association. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 λέγουσιν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |