Grammar parses for passage 2.14.4
Open translation for this passage
Φλιάσιοι γὰρ Προμηθεῖ γενέσθαι τῷ Ἰαπετοῦ κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν χρόνον φασὶν Ἄραντα καὶ τρισὶν ἀνθρώπων γενεαῖς Πελασγοῦ τε εἶναι πρεσβύτερον τοῦ Ἀρκάδος καὶ τῶν λεγομένων Ἀθήνῃσιν αὐτοχθόνων.
Indirect discourse headed by φασίν is syntactically compressed and partly irregular; comparative/genitive relations are therefore assigned conservatively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Φλιάσιοι | Φλιάσιοι | PROPN | N-P---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 φασὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of φασίν; ethnonym used substantively. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G-------- | _ | 11 φασὶν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | Προμηθεῖ | Προμηθεύς | PROPN | N-S---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 γενέσθαι | obl | high | Dative with γενέσθαι. |
| 4 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-ADN---- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 11 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive of φασίν. |
| 5 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L-S---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Ἰαπετοῦ | det | high | Article modifying Ἰαπετοῦ. |
| 6 | Ἰαπετοῦ | Ἰαπετός | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 γενέσθαι | nmod | high | Genitive dependent in the phrase with γενέσθαι; text likely irregular/corrupt at this point. |
| 7 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 χρόνον | case | high | Preposition governing χρόνον. |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 χρόνον | det | high | Article modifying χρόνον. |
| 9 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | DET | A-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 χρόνον | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of χρόνον. |
| 10 | χρόνον | χρόνος | NOUN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 φασὶν | obl | high | Temporal oblique dependent of φασίν. |
| 11 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI3P-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 12 | Ἄραντα | Ἄρας | PROPN | N-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 εἶναι | obj | high | First object of εἶναι in indirect discourse. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 Ἄραντα | cc | high | Coordinator linking Ἄραντα to the coordinated predicate phrase. |
| 14 | τρισὶν | τρεῖς | NUM | M-P---MD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 γενεαῖς | nummod | high | Numeral modifying γενεαῖς. |
| 15 | ἀνθρώπων | ἄνθρωπος | NOUN | N-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 γενεαῖς | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of γενεαῖς. |
| 16 | γενεαῖς | γενεά | NOUN | N-P---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 19 εἶναι | obl | high | Dative of comparison/time with πρεσβύτερον. |
| 17 | Πελασγοῦ | Πελασγός | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 πρεσβύτερον | obl | medium | Genitive dependent of πρεσβύτερον; exact relation may be comparative genitive. |
| 18 | τε | τε | PART | G-------- | _ | 17 Πελασγοῦ | cc | high | Enclitic coordinator. |
| 19 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI3S-- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 11 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive introducing indirect statement. |
| 20 | πρεσβύτερον | πρεσβύτερος | ADJ | A-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicative adjective with εἶναι. |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 Ἀρκάδος | det | high | Article modifying Ἀρκάδος. |
| 22 | Ἀρκάδος | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 πρεσβύτερον | obl | high | Genitive with comparative πρεσβύτερον. |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 Πελασγοῦ | cc | high | Coordinator linking the two genitive comparanda. |
| 24 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L-P---NG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 αὐτοχθόνων | det | high | Article modifying αὐτοχθόνων. |
| 25 | λεγομένων | λέγω | VERB | V-PMP--NG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 27 αὐτοχθόνων | amod | high | Participial modifier of αὐτοχθόνων. |
| 26 | Ἀθήνῃσιν | Ἀθήνῃσι | PROPN | N-P---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 27 αὐτοχθόνων | obl | medium | Likely locative/dative with αὐτοχθόνων, 'at Athens'. |
| 27 | αὐτοχθόνων | αὐτόχθων | ADJ | A-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 Ἀρκάδος | conj | medium | Coordinated with Ἀρκάδος within the comparative phrase; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 φασὶν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |