Grammar parses for passage 3.21.4
Open translation for this passage
μία μὲν πέτρα συνεχὴς οὐ διήκουσα, λίθοι δὲ ὀρύσσονται σχῆμα τοῖς ποταμίοις ἐοικότες, ἄλλως μὲν δυσεργεῖς, ἢν δὲ ἐπεργασθῶσιν, ἐπικοσμήσαιεν ἂν καὶ θεῶν ἱερά, κολυμβήθραις δὲ καὶ ὕδασι συντελοῦσι μάλιστα ἐς κάλλος.
The syntax is a sequence of loosely coordinated descriptions with several correlative μέν/δέ pairs; ἐπεργασθῶσιν introduces a condition for the optative ἐπικοσμήσαιεν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μία | εἷς | ADJ | A-NSF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 πέτρα | nummod | high | Numeral/adjectival modifier of πέτρα. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 μία | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | πέτρα | πέτρα | NOUN | N-NSF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ὀρύσσονται | nsubj:pass | high | Subject of ὀρύσσονται. |
| 4 | συνεχὴς | συνεχής | ADJ | A-NSF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 πέτρα | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying πέτρα. |
| 5 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 6 διήκουσα | advmod | high | Negation of διήκουσα. |
| 6 | διήκουσα | διήκω | VERB | V-APA-NSF | Aspect=Imp|Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 3 πέτρα | acl | high | Participial clause modifying πέτρα. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ὀρύσσονται | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 8 | λίθοι | λίθος | NOUN | N-NPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 ὀρύσσονται | nsubj:pass | high | Subject of ὀρύσσονται. |
| 9 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 8 λίθοι | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 10 | ὀρύσσονται | ὀρύσσω | VERB | V-PPM-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate of the first clause. |
| 11 | σχῆμα | σχῆμα | NOUN | N-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ὀρύσσονται | obj | high | Object/complement with ὀρύσσονται. |
| 12 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L-DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ποταμίοις | det | high | Definite article. |
| 13 | ποταμίοις | ποτάμιος | ADJ | A-DPM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 ἐοικότες | obj | medium | Likely substantive adjective, 'river stones' or 'riverine [stones]'; governed by ἐοικότες. |
| 14 | ἐοικότες | ἔοικα | VERB | V-RAA-NPM | Aspect=Perf|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 λίθοι | amod | medium | Agreeing participle with λίθοι; syntax somewhat loose. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ὀρύσσονται | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | ἄλλως | ἄλλως | ADV | D-------- | _ | 18 δυσεργεῖς | advmod | high | Adverb modifying δυσεργεῖς. |
| 17 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 16 ἄλλως | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 18 | δυσεργεῖς | δυσεργής | ADJ | A-NPM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 ὀρύσσονται | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective, likely with λίθοι as implied subject. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 δυσεργεῖς | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 20 | ἢν | ἐάν | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 22 ἐπεργασθῶσιν | mark | high | Conditional subordinator. |
| 21 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 20 ἢν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 22 | ἐπεργασθῶσιν | ἐπεργάζομαι | VERB | V-APS-3P- | Mood=Sub|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Pass | 24 ἐπικοσμήσαιεν | advcl | high | Conditional clause modifying ἐπικοσμήσαιεν. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 22 ἐπεργασθῶσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 24 | ἐπικοσμήσαιεν | ἐπικοσμέω | VERB | V-AAO-3P- | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 10 ὀρύσσονται | advcl | high | Potential result/consequence clause dependent on main statement. |
| 25 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | T-------- | _ | 24 ἐπικοσμήσαιεν | advmod | high | Modal particle with optative. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 28 ἱερά | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 27 | θεῶν | θεός | NOUN | N-GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 ἱερά | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἱερά. |
| 28 | ἱερά | ἱερός | ADJ | A-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 24 ἐπικοσμήσαιεν | obj | high | Substantival adjective as object of ἐπικοσμήσαιεν. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 ἐπικοσμήσαιεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 30 | κολυμβήθραις | κολυμβήθρα | NOUN | N-DPF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 34 συντελοῦσι | obl | high | Dative complement with συντελοῦσι. |
| 31 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 30 κολυμβήθραις | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 32 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 33 ὕδασι | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 33 | ὕδασι | ὕδωρ | NOUN | N-DPN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 30 κολυμβήθραις | conj | high | Coordinated with κολυμβήθραις. |
| 34 | συντελοῦσι | συντελέω | VERB | V-PPA-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 10 ὀρύσσονται | conj | high | Final main predicate coordinated with the preceding clauses. |
| 35 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 34 συντελοῦσι | advmod | high | Degree adverb modifying συντελοῦσι. |
| 36 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 37 κάλλος | case | high | Preposition governing κάλλος. |
| 37 | κάλλος | κάλλος | NOUN | N-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 34 συντελοῦσι | obl | high | Prepositional object. |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ὀρύσσονται | punct | high | Punctuation. |