Grammar parses for passage 2.29.6
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προσπλεῦσαι δὲ Αἴγινά ἐστι νήσων τῶν Ἑλληνίδων ἀπορωτάτη·
The syntax is an infinitival subject clause with copular ἐστι and a predicate superlative adjective; the genitive phrase νήσων τῶν Ἑλληνίδων depends on the superlative as a limiting genitive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | προσπλεῦσαι | προσπλέω | VERB | V--ANA--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Mood=Inf|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 4 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Articular infinitive used as subject of ἐστι; morphology partly by syntactic role. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 4 ἐστι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | Αἴγινά | Αἴγινα | PROPN | Neut? | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 προσπλεῦσαι | obj | medium | Accusative with infinitive; form is unambiguous, but syntactic attachment is inferred from the construction. |
| 4 | ἐστι | εἰμί | AUX | V3spia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/existential verb governing predicate adjective phrase. |
| 5 | νήσων | νῆσος | NOUN | N-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 ἀπορωτάτη | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀπορωτάτη, partitive/comparative sense. |
| 6 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 Ἑλληνίδων | det | high | Article modifying Ἑλληνίδων. |
| 7 | Ἑλληνίδων | Ἑλληνίς | ADJ | A-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 5 νήσων | amod | high | Attributive adjective used substantivally or as modifier of νήσων in apposition. |
| 8 | ἀπορωτάτη | ἀπορώτατος | ADJ | A-s---fnc | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἐστι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective agreeing with Αἴγινα; nominative feminine singular. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 ἐστι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
πέτραι τε γὰρ ὕφαλοι περὶ πᾶσαν καὶ χοιράδες ἀνεστήκασι.
The clause is elliptical; περὶ πᾶσαν is difficult to attach confidently and may modify the coordinated noun phrase or express spatial extent.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πέτραι | πέτρα | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nominative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Plural | 9 ἀνεστήκασι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀνεστήκασι. |
| 2 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 1 πέτραι | cc | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 3 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 9 ἀνεστήκασι | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 4 | ὕφαλοι | ὕφαλος | ADJ | A-NSF | Case=Nominative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Plural | 1 πέτραι | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying πέτραι. |
| 5 | περὶ | περί | ADP | _ | _ | 6 πᾶσαν | case | high | Preposition governing πᾶσαν. |
| 6 | πᾶσαν | πᾶς | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Accusative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 8 χοιράδες | nmod | medium | Likely part of the phrase περὶ πᾶσαν χοιράδες, though syntax is somewhat elliptical. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 8 χοιράδες | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 8 | χοιράδες | χοιράς | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nominative|Gender=Feminine|Number=Plural | 1 πέτραι | conj | medium | Coordinated with πέτραι; form/reading may be slightly uncertain. |
| 9 | ἀνεστήκασι | ἀνίστημι | VERB | V-RAI-3P | Mood=Indicative|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Perfect|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Active | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἀνεστήκασι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
μηχανήσασθαι δὲ ἐξεπίτηδες ταῦτα Αἰακόν φασι λῃστειῶν τῶν ἐκ θαλάσσης φόβῳ, καὶ πολεμίοις ἀνδράσι μὴ ἄνευ κινδύνου εἶναι.
The syntax is a pair of infinitival accusations after φασι; Αἰακόν is best taken as the accusative subject of the first infinitival clause, though the construction is slightly compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μηχανήσασθαι | μηχανάομαι | VERB | V--AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 6 φασι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of φασι. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 6 φασι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἐξεπίτηδες | ἐξεπίτηδες | ADV | D-------- | _ | 1 μηχανήσασθαι | advmod | high | Modifies the infinitive. |
| 4 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | P-P---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 1 μηχανήσασθαι | obj | high | Object of μηχανήσασθαι. |
| 5 | Αἰακόν | Αἰακός | PROPN | Ne-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 φασι | obj | medium | Likely accusative subject/complement in indirect statement with φασι. |
| 6 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V3PPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 7 | λῃστειῶν | λῃστεία | NOUN | N-P---GF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 φόβῳ | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent of φόβῳ; phrase is somewhat compressed. |
| 8 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA-P---GF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 λῃστειῶν | det | high | Article with λῃστειῶν. |
| 9 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 θαλάσσης | case | high | Preposition governing θαλάσσης. |
| 10 | θαλάσσης | θάλασσα | NOUN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 λῃστειῶν | nmod | medium | Part of the prepositional phrase modifying λῃστειῶν. |
| 11 | φόβῳ | φόβος | NOUN | N-S---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 μηχανήσασθαι | obl | high | Dative of cause/relation with the infinitive. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 φασι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 6 φασι | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitival clause. |
| 14 | πολεμίοις | πολέμιος | ADJ | A-P---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἀνδράσι | amod | high | Attributive adjective with ἀνδράσι. |
| 15 | ἀνδράσι | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-P---DM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 εἶναι | obl | high | Dative dependent of εἶναι. |
| 16 | μὴ | μή | PART | G-------- | _ | 19 εἶναι | advmod | high | Negates the infinitive. |
| 17 | ἄνευ | ἄνευ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 18 κινδύνου | case | high | Preposition governing κινδύνου. |
| 18 | κινδύνου | κίνδυνος | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 εἶναι | obl | high | Complement of ἄνευ. |
| 19 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 φασι | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement coordinated with μηχανήσασθαι. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 φασι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
πλησίον δὲ τοῦ λιμένος ἐν ᾧ μάλιστα ὁρμίζονται ναός ἐστιν Ἀφροδίτης, ἐν ἐπιφανεστάτῳ δὲ τῆς πόλεως τὸ Αἰάκειον καλούμενον, περίβολος τετράγωνος λευκοῦ λίθου.
The syntax is paratactic and slightly fragmentary; the final περίβολος phrase is treated as a separate nominal root after the second locative phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πλησίον | πλησίον | ADV | _ | _ | 10 ἐστιν | advmod | medium | Adverbial use modifying ἐστιν; could also be treated as preposition in some analyses. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 10 ἐστιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 λιμένος | det | high | Article with λιμένος. |
| 4 | λιμένος | λιμήν | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 πλησίον | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent of πλησίον. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 10 ἐστιν | case | high | Introduces locative clause. |
| 6 | ᾧ | ὅς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 5 ἐν | obl | high | Relative pronoun governed by ἐν. |
| 7 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | _ | _ | 8 ὁρμίζονται | advmod | high | Modifies ὁρμίζονται. |
| 8 | ὁρμίζονται | ὁρμίζω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 10 ἐστιν | advcl | medium | Finite verb in relative clause; relation to ἐστιν somewhat loose. |
| 9 | ναός | ναός | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστιν. |
| 10 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main copular predicate for first clause. |
| 11 | Ἀφροδίτης | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ναός | nmod | high | Genitive of possession/association modifying ναός. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἐστιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 22 περίβολος | case | high | Introduces second locative phrase. |
| 14 | ἐπιφανεστάτῳ | ἐπιφανής | ADJ | _ | Case=Dat|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 περίβολος | amod | medium | Agreement with implied τόπος/spot; form could be construed substantivally. |
| 15 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 22 περίβολος | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 16 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 πόλεως | det | high | Article with πόλεως. |
| 17 | πόλεως | πόλις | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐπιφανεστάτῳ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἐπιφανεστάτῳ. |
| 18 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Αἰάκειον | det | high | Article with Αἰάκειον. |
| 19 | Αἰάκειον | Αἰάκειον | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 περίβολος | appos | medium | Nominative substantival name, apposed to περίβολος or in apposition to the following participial phrase. |
| 20 | καλούμενον | καλέω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 19 Αἰάκειον | amod | medium | Participial modifier of Αἰάκειον. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 περίβολος | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 22 | περίβολος | περίβολος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Could be coordinated apposition after the previous clause; treated here as new nominal predicate/root fragment. |
| 23 | τετράγωνος | τετράγωνος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 περίβολος | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying περίβολος. |
| 24 | λευκοῦ | λευκός | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 λίθου | amod | high | Modifies λίθου. |
| 25 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 περίβολος | nmod | high | Material genitive dependent on περίβολος. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 περίβολος | punct | high | Punctuation. |