Pausanias Analysis

Grammar parses for passage 2.5.3

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Passage 2.5.3

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Sentence 1

2.5.3 sentence 1

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τὰ δὲ ἄλλα ἐς τὸν ποταμὸν Φλιάσιοι καὶ Σικυώνιοι λέγουσι, τὸ ὕδωρ ἔπηλυ καὶ οὐκ ἐγχώριον εἶναί οἱ·

The infinitive clause εἶναί οἱ depends on λέγουσι; τὸ ὕδωρ is its subject, with ἔπηλυ and ἐγχώριον as predicative adjectives. οἱ is dative of respect/reference, probably ‘for them’; the antecedent is the neighboring peoples, with some syntactic uncertainty.

punct cc ccomp obj nsubj obl xcomp nsubj det case conj cc det cc punct det advmod xcomp iobj root 1 τὰ ὁ / DET 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 ἄλλα ἄλλος / PRON 4 ἐς εἰς / ADP 5 τὸν ὁ / DET 6 ποταμὸν ποταμός / NOUN 7 Φλιάσιοι Φλιάσιος / PROPN 8 καὶ καί / CCONJ 9 Σικυώνιοι Σικυώνιος / PROPN 10 λέγουσι λέγω / VERB 11 , , / PUNCT 12 τὸ ὁ / DET 13 ὕδωρ ὕδωρ / NOUN 14 ἔπηλυ ἐπήλυς / ADJ 15 καὶ καί / CCONJ 16 οὐκ οὐ / PART 17 ἐγχώριον ἐγχώριος / ADJ 18 εἶναί εἰμί / AUX 19 οἱ οἱ / PRON 20 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1τὰὁDETT-APNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art3 ἄλλαdethigh
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_10 λέγουσιcchighPostpositive adversative/connective.
3ἄλλαἄλλοςPRONA-PNACase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Ind10 λέγουσιobjhighSubstantivized neuter plural.
4ἐςεἰςADPPREP_6 ποταμὸνcasehighVariant of εἰς.
5τὸνὁDETT-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art6 ποταμὸνdethigh
6ποταμὸνποταμόςNOUNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 λέγουσιoblhighAccusative governed by ἐς.
7ΦλιάσιοιΦλιάσιοςPROPNN-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur10 λέγουσιnsubjhighEthnic name.
8καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_9 Σικυώνιοιcchigh
9ΣικυώνιοιΣικυώνιοςPROPNN-NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur7 ΦλιάσιοιconjhighEthnic name.
10λέγουσιλέγωVERBV-PAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
11,,PUNCT__10 λέγουσιpuncthigh
12τὸὁDETT-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art13 ὕδωρdethigh
13ὕδωρὕδωρNOUNN-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing18 εἶναίnsubjhighSubject of the infinitive.
14ἔπηλυἐπήλυςADJA-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing18 εἶναίxcompmediumPredicative adjective in the infinitival clause; lemma and inflection are somewhat lexically variable.
15καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_17 ἐγχώριονcchigh
16οὐκοὐPARTPTCLPolarity=Neg17 ἐγχώριονadvmodhighNegative particle before ἐγχώριον.
17ἐγχώριονἐγχώριοςADJA-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing18 εἶναίxcomphighSecond predicate adjective.
18εἶναίεἰμίAUXV-PANMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act10 λέγουσιccomphighAcI infinitive governed by λέγουσι.
19οἱοἱPRONP-DM3SCase=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs18 εἶναίiobjlowForm is ambiguous; interpreted here as a dative plural personal pronoun, likely dative of reference.
20··PUNCT__10 λέγουσιpuncthigh
Sentence 2

2.5.3 sentence 2

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Μαίανδρον γὰρ κατιόντα ἐκ Κελαινῶν διὰ Φρυγίας καὶ Καρίας καὶ ἐκδιδόντα ἐς τὴν πρὸς Μιλήτῳ θάλασσαν ἐς Πελοπόννησον ἔρχεσθαι καὶ ποιεῖν τὸν Ἀσωπόν.

Accusative Μαίανδρον is the shared subject of coordinated infinitives ἔρχεσθαι and ποιεῖν; the participles κατιόντα and ἐκδιδόντα modify it.

csubj discourse conj punct obl case obl det acl obl case conj obj case obl cc cc case case obl obl cc det root 1 Μαίανδρον Μαίανδρος / PROPN 2 γὰρ γάρ / PART 3 κατιόντα κάτειμι / VERB 4 ἐκ ἐκ / ADP 5 Κελαινῶν Κελαιναί / PROPN 6 διὰ διά / ADP 7 Φρυγίας Φρυγία / PROPN 8 καὶ καί / CCONJ 9 Καρίας Καρία / PROPN 10 καὶ καί / CCONJ 11 ἐκδιδόντα ἐκδίδωμι / VERB 12 ἐς εἰς / ADP 13 τὴν ὁ / DET 14 πρὸς πρός / ADP 15 Μιλήτῳ Μίλητος / PROPN 16 θάλασσαν θάλασσα / NOUN 17 ἐς εἰς / ADP 18 Πελοπόννησον Πελοπόννησος / PROPN 19 ἔρχεσθαι ἔρχομαι / VERB 20 καὶ καί / CCONJ 21 ποιεῖν ποιέω / VERB 22 τὸν ὁ / DET 23 Ἀσωπόν Ἀσωπός / PROPN 24 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ΜαίανδρονΜαίανδροςPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing19 ἔρχεσθαιcsubjhighAccusative subject of the infinitival clause.
2γὰργάρPARTG-_19 ἔρχεσθαιdiscoursehigh
3κατιόντακάτειμιVERBV-PAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act1 ΜαίανδρονaclhighParticipial predicate agreeing with Μαίανδρον.
4ἐκἐκADPP-GEN_3 κατιόνταcasehigh
5ΚελαινῶνΚελαιναίPROPNN-GPFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur3 κατιόνταoblhigh
6διὰδιάADPP-GEN_3 κατιόνταcasehighWith genitive: through.
7ΦρυγίαςΦρυγίαPROPNN-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing6 διὰoblhigh
8καὶκαίCCONJC--------_9 Καρίαςcchigh
9ΚαρίαςΚαρίαPROPNN-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing6 διὰoblhighConjoined complement of διά.
10καὶκαίCCONJC--------_11 ἐκδιδόνταcchigh
11ἐκδιδόνταἐκδίδωμιVERBV-PAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act3 κατιόνταconjhighConjoined participle, agreeing with Μαίανδρον.
12ἐςεἰςADPP-ACC_11 ἐκδιδόνταcasehigh
13τὴνὁDETT-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing16 θάλασσανdethigh
14πρὸςπρόςADPP-DAT_15 ΜιλήτῳcasehighWith dative: near.
15ΜιλήτῳΜίλητοςPROPNN-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing14 πρὸςoblhigh
16θάλασσανθάλασσαNOUNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing12 ἐςoblhighObject of εἰς; modified by πρὸς Μιλήτῳ.
17ἐςεἰςADPP-ACC_19 ἔρχεσθαιcasehigh
18ΠελοπόννησονΠελοπόννησοςPROPNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing17 ἐςoblhighDestination complement of ἔρχεσθαι.
19ἔρχεσθαιἔρχομαιVERBV-PMNMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid0 ROOTroothigh
20καὶκαίCCONJC--------_21 ποιεῖνcchigh
21ποιεῖνποιέωVERBV-PANMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act19 ἔρχεσθαιconjhighCoordinated infinitive under the same accusative-and-infinitive construction.
22τὸνὁDETT-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing23 Ἀσωπόνdethigh
23ἈσωπόνἈσωπόςPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing21 ποιεῖνobjhigh
24..PUNCT__19 ἔρχεσθαιpuncthigh
Sentence 3

2.5.3 sentence 3

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οἶδα δὲ καὶ Δηλίων τοιοῦτο ἀκούσας ἕτερον, ὕδωρ ὃ καλοῦσιν Ἰνωπὸν εἶναί σφισιν ἐκ τοῦ Νείλου·

οἶδα takes a supplementary accusative-and-infinitive construction: ὕδωρ ... εἶναι σφισιν ἐκ τοῦ Νείλου; ἀκούσας is a circumstantial participle with understood subject, and Δηλίων is a genitive of source/content with ἀκούσας.

punct ccomp advcl nsubj obl advmod obl amod punct acl:relcl case cc obj obj xcomp iobj det root 1 οἶδα οἶδα / VERB 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 καὶ καί / ADV 4 Δηλίων Δήλιος / PROPN 5 τοιοῦτο τοιοῦτος / ADJ 6 ἀκούσας ἀκούω / VERB 7 ἕτερον ἕτερος / ADJ 8 , , / PUNCT 9 ὕδωρ ὕδωρ / NOUN 10 ὃ ὅς / PRON 11 καλοῦσιν καλέω / VERB 12 Ἰνωπὸν Ἰνωπός / PROPN 13 εἶναί εἰμί / AUX 14 σφισιν σφεῖς / PRON 15 ἐκ ἐκ / ADP 16 τοῦ ὁ / DET 17 Νείλου Νεῖλος / PROPN 18 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1οἶδαοἶδαVERBV-RAI-1SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_1 οἶδαcchigh
3καὶκαίADVADV_6 ἀκούσαςadvmodmediumAdverbial καί, modifying the participial phrase.
4ΔηλίωνΔήλιοςPROPNA-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur6 ἀκούσαςoblmediumGenitive of source/content with ἀκούσας: 'having heard from/of the Delians'.
5τοιοῦτοτοιοῦτοςADJA-NSNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing6 ἀκούσαςobjmediumSubstantivized neuter adjective, likely object of ἀκούσας.
6ἀκούσαςἀκούωVERBV-AAP-NSMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act1 οἶδαadvclhighCircumstantial aorist participle; subject is the understood first-person subject of οἶδα.
7ἕτερονἕτεροςADJA-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing5 τοιοῦτοamodhighAgrees with substantivized τοιοῦτο; 'another such thing'.
8,,PUNCT__6 ἀκούσαςpuncthigh
9ὕδωρὕδωρNOUNN-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing13 εἶναίnsubjhighAccusative subject of the infinitive εἶναι.
10ὃὅςPRONR-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing11 καλοῦσινobjhighRelative pronoun, object of καλοῦσιν; antecedent ὕδωρ.
11καλοῦσινκαλέωVERBV-PAI-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act9 ὕδωρacl:relclhigh
12ἸνωπὸνἸνωπόςPROPNA-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing11 καλοῦσινxcompmediumPredicative accusative/name complement with καλοῦσιν; formal gender/inflection is uncertain in the transmitted spelling.
13εἶναίεἰμίAUXV-PANMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act1 οἶδαccomphighInfinitive in accusative-and-infinitive construction.
14σφισινσφεῖςPRONP-D3PCase=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=313 εἶναίiobjhighDative of possession/reference with εἶναι.
15ἐκἐκADPP_17 Νείλουcasehigh
16τοῦὁDETT-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing17 Νείλουdethigh
17ΝείλουΝεῖλοςPROPNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing13 εἶναίoblhighSource/comparison phrase: 'from the Nile'.
18··PUNCT__1 οἶδαpuncthigh
Sentence 4

2.5.3 sentence 4

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καὶ δὴ καὶ αὐτὸν ἔχει τὸν Νεῖλον λόγος Εὐφράτην ὄντα ἐς ἕλος ἀφανίζεσθαι καὶ αὖθις ἀνιόντα ὑπὲρ Αἰθιοπίας Νεῖλον γίνεσθαι.

λόγος ἔχει governs coordinated infinitives ἀφανίζεσθαι and γίνεσθαι; the accusative participles ὄντα and ἀνιόντα belong to the reported accusative subject/object chain.

punct ccomp conj cc cc advcl discourse appos nsubj advcl obl advmod obj det xcomp case obl advmod case xcomp root 1 καὶ καί / CCONJ 2 δὴ δή / PART 3 καὶ καί / CCONJ 4 αὐτὸν αὐτός / PRON 5 ἔχει ἔχω / VERB 6 τὸν ὁ / DET 7 Νεῖλον Νεῖλος / PROPN 8 λόγος λόγος / NOUN 9 Εὐφράτην Εὐφράτης / PROPN 10 ὄντα εἰμί / AUX 11 ἐς εἰς / ADP 12 ἕλος ἕλος / NOUN 13 ἀφανίζεσθαι ἀφανίζω / VERB 14 καὶ καί / CCONJ 15 αὖθις αὖθις / ADV 16 ἀνιόντα ἄνειμι / VERB 17 ὑπὲρ ὑπέρ / ADP 18 Αἰθιοπίας Αἰθιοπία / PROPN 19 Νεῖλον Νεῖλος / PROPN 20 γίνεσθαι γίγνομαι / VERB 21 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1καὶκαίCCONJ__5 ἔχειcchigh
2δὴδήPART__5 ἔχειdiscoursehigh
3καὶκαίCCONJ__4 αὐτὸνadvmodmediumCorrelative/emphatic καὶ δή καὶ.
4αὐτὸναὐτόςPRONA-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs5 ἔχειobjhigh
5ἔχειἔχωVERBV-PAI-3SMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighImpersonal ἔχει ... λόγος construction.
6τὸνὁDETRA-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art7 Νεῖλονdethigh
7ΝεῖλονΝεῖλοςPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing4 αὐτὸνapposhighAppositional identification of αὐτόν.
8λόγοςλόγοςNOUNN-NSMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing5 ἔχειnsubjhigh
9ΕὐφράτηνΕὐφράτηςPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing10 ὄνταxcompmediumPredicate accusative with ὄντα.
10ὄνταεἰμίAUXV-PAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act13 ἀφανίζεσθαιadvclmediumParticiple in the infinitival complement; semantic predication with Εὐφράτην.
11ἐςεἰςADP__12 ἕλοςcasehigh
12ἕλοςἕλοςNOUNN-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing13 ἀφανίζεσθαιoblhigh
13ἀφανίζεσθαιἀφανίζωVERBV-PMNMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid5 ἔχειccomphighInfinitive governed by λόγος ἔχει.
14καὶκαίCCONJ__20 γίνεσθαιcchigh
15αὖθιςαὖθιςADV__16 ἀνιόνταadvmodhigh
16ἀνιόνταἄνειμιVERBV-PAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act20 γίνεσθαιadvclhighAccusative participle coordinated with the infinitival narrative.
17ὑπὲρὑπέρADP__18 Αἰθιοπίαςcasehigh
18ΑἰθιοπίαςΑἰθιοπίαPROPNN-GSFCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing16 ἀνιόνταoblhigh
19ΝεῖλονΝεῖλοςPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing20 γίνεσθαιxcomphighPredicate accusative with γίνεσθαι.
20γίνεσθαιγίγνομαιVERBV-PMNMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid13 ἀφανίζεσθαιconjhighSecond coordinated infinitive.
21..PUNCT__5 ἔχειpuncthigh
Sentence 5

2.5.3 sentence 5

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Ἀσωποῦ μὲν πέρι τοιαῦτα ἤκουσα,

The phrase Ἀσωποῦ πέρι is a postpositional genitive phrase meaning ‘concerning Asopus’; τοιαῦτα is its accompanying neuter plural object of ἤκουσα.

discourse nmod obl obj punct root 1 Ἀσωποῦ Ἀσωπός / PROPN 2 μὲν μέν / PART 3 πέρι πέρι / ADP 4 τοιαῦτα τοιοῦτος / PRON 5 ἤκουσα ἀκούω / VERB 6 , , / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ἈσωποῦἈσωπόςPROPNNeut Gen SgCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing3 πέριnmodmediumProper name in the genitive; likely dependent on πέρι, with masculine agreement assumed for the river name.
2μὲνμένPARTPtcl_5 ἤκουσαdiscoursehighCorrelative/contrastive particle.
3πέριπέριADPAdp Gen_5 ἤκουσαoblmediumPostpositive preposition governing the genitive Ἀσωποῦ; expresses ‘about/concerning’.
4τοιαῦτατοιοῦτοςPRONDem Pron Acc Pl NeutCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem5 ἤκουσαobjhighSubstantivized demonstrative adjective, direct object of ἤκουσα.
5ἤκουσαἀκούωVERBV-Aor Act Ind 1 SgMood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighFinite first-person singular verb.
6,,PUNCT__5 ἤκουσαpuncthigh
Sentence 6

2.5.3 sentence 6

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ἐκ δὲ τοῦ Ἀκροκορίνθου

Prepositional phrase: ἐκ governs the genitive article and place-name; the phrase is syntactically incomplete in isolation, so the prepositional phrase is treated as the root.

case cc det root 1 ἐκ ἐκ / ADP 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 τοῦ ὁ / DET 4 Ἀκροκορίνθου Ἀκροκόρινθος / PROPN
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ἐκἐκADPPREP_4 Ἀκροκορίνθουcasehigh
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_4 ἈκροκορίνθουcchighPostpositive connective.
3τοῦὁDETT-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing4 Ἀκροκορίνθουdethigh
4ἈκροκορίνθουἈκροκόρινθοςPROPNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing0 ROOTroothighPlace-name in the genitive governed by ἐκ.
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