Grammar parses for passage 4.12.8
Open translation for this passage
καὶ οἱ μὲν ξυλίνους κατασκευάσεσθαι τρίποδας ἔμελλον, οὐ γάρ σφισι περιῆν χρήματα ὡς χαλκοῦς ποιήσασθαι·
The syntax is elliptical and contrastive: the first clause has ἔμελλον with an infinitival complement, and the second clause gives the reason; ὡς introduces an infinitival purpose-like clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 ἔμελλον | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 2 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 ἔμελλον | nsubj | high | Article functioning as substantive subject. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 2 οἱ | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 4 | ξυλίνους | ξύλινος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 τρίποδας | amod | high | Modifies τρίποδας. |
| 5 | κατασκευάσεσθαι | κατασκευάζω | VERB | _ | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 7 ἔμελλον | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive dependent on ἔμελλον. |
| 6 | τρίποδας | τρίπους | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 κατασκευάσεσθαι | obj | high | Object of the infinitive. |
| 7 | ἔμελλον | μέλλω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔμελλον | punct | high | Comma. |
| 9 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 12 περιῆν | advmod | high | Negation particle. |
| 10 | γάρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 12 περιῆν | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 11 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 12 περιῆν | iobj | medium | Dative pronoun, likely indirect object with περιῆν. |
| 12 | περιῆν | περιείμι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 7 ἔμελλον | advcl | high | Causal clause introduced by γάρ. |
| 13 | χρήματα | χρῆμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 περιῆν | nsubj | medium | Subject of περιῆν; case agreement is possible though semantic role is possessive. |
| 14 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 16 ποιήσασθαι | mark | high | Subordinating marker. |
| 15 | χαλκοῦς | χάλκεος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 τρίποδας | amod | high | Modifies τρίποδας in the infinitival clause. |
| 16 | ποιήσασθαι | ποιέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 12 περιῆν | advcl | medium | Purpose/result infinitive with ὡς; alternative attachment to περιῆν possible. |
| 17 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἔμελλον | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |