Grammar parses for passage 2.1.7
Open translation for this passage
τῷ ναῷ δὲ ὄντι μέγεθος οὐ μείζονι ἐφεστήκασι Τρίτωνες χαλκοῖ.
The syntax is straightforward overall, but μέγεθος and χαλκοῖ are somewhat difficult to fit cleanly; the participial phrase with ὄντι μέγεθος οὐ μείζονι likely modifies the subject or the statue/group described.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S-DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 2 ναῷ | det | high | Article modifying ναῷ. |
| 2 | ναῷ | ναός | NOUN | N-DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | obl | high | Dative complement with ὄντι. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 4 | ὄντι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Aspect=Imp|Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | advcl | medium | Participial modifier; syntax somewhat free. |
| 5 | μέγεθος | μέγεθος | NOUN | N-NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | obj | low | Likely cognate/measure accusative-like object, but nominative form is irregular here; parsing uncertain. |
| 6 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 7 μείζονι | advmod | high | Negates μείζονι. |
| 7 | μείζονι | μέγας | ADJ | A-DSC- | Case=Dat|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | xcomp | medium | Comparative adjective in dative; likely predicative with ὄντι. |
| 8 | ἐφεστήκασι | ἐφίστημι | VERB | V-3PRAI- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 9 | Τρίτωνες | Τρίτων | PROPN | N-P--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐφεστήκασι. |
| 10 | χαλκοῖ | χαλκοῦς | ADJ | A-NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 Τρίτωνες | amod | low | Likely means 'bronze'; form is morphologically ambiguous and may reflect adjectival use with Τρίτωνες. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐφεστήκασι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τὰ δὲ ἔνδον ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ἀνέθηκεν Ἡρώδης Ἀθηναῖος, ἵππους τέσσαρας ἐπιχρύσους πλὴν τῶν ὁπλῶν· ὁπλαὶ δέ σφισίν εἰσιν ἐλέφαντος.
The first clause is elliptical/partitive in force; πλὴν τῶν ὁπλῶν marks an exception, and the second clause states that the hooves/plates are of ivory.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | Pp---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | obj | high | Accusative neuter plural article, substantive phrase 'the things'. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἔνδον | ἔνδον | ADV | D-------- | _ | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | advmod | high | Adverbial modifier. |
| 4 | ἐφʼ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 5 ἡμῶν | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 5 | ἡμῶν | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1g-p--- | Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | obl | high | Genitive object of ἐπί, expressing source/association. |
| 6 | ἀνέθηκεν | ἀνατίθημι | VERB | V-3saaia- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 7 | Ἡρώδης | Ἡρώδης | PROPN | Ne-s---n- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀνέθηκεν. |
| 8 | Ἀθηναῖος | Ἀθηναῖος | ADJ | A-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 Ἡρώδης | amod | high | Attributive ethnicon agreeing with Ἡρώδης. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 10 | ἵππους | ἵππος | NOUN | N-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | obj | high | Second object in apposition/clarification to τὰ ἔνδον. |
| 11 | τέσσαρας | τέσσαρες | NUM | Mc-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 ἵππους | nummod | high | Numeral modifying ἵππους. |
| 12 | ἐπιχρύσους | ἐπίχρυσος | ADJ | A-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 ἵππους | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of ἵππους. |
| 13 | πλὴν | πλήν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 ὁπλῶν | case | high | Exceptive preposition/case marker. |
| 14 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | Pp---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 ὁπλῶν | det | high | Article with ὁπλῶν. |
| 15 | ὁπλῶν | ὁπλή | NOUN | N-p---gf- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 ἵππους | obl | medium | Likely genitive of exception after πλήν; form may reflect 'hooves' in this context, though lemma/gender are uncertain. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἀνέθηκεν | punct | high | Middle dot punctuation. |
| 17 | ὁπλαὶ | ὁπλή | NOUN | N-p---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 εἰσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of εἰσιν. |
| 18 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 20 εἰσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 19 | σφισίν | σφεῖς | PRON | Pp3dp--- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 20 εἰσιν | iobj | medium | Dative of possession/interest with εἰσιν. |
| 20 | εἰσιν | εἰμί | VERB | V-3ppie-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second clause main verb. |
| 21 | ἐλέφαντος | ἐλέφας | NOUN | N-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ὁπλαὶ | nmod | high | Material genitive modifying ὁπλαί. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 εἰσιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |