Grammar parses for passage 4.31.8
Open translation for this passage
τὰ δὲ αἴτια ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν ἐστὶν Ἀμαζόνων τε κλέος, αἳ φήμην τὸ ἄγαλμα ἔχουσιν ἱδρύσασθαι, καὶ ὅτι ἐκ παλαιοτάτου τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο ἐποιήθη.
The main syntactic challenge is the opening clause with δοκεῖν ἐστίν, which mixes an impersonal evaluation with an infinitival complement; the later ὅτι-clause is clearer as a coordinated content clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | l-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 3 αἴτια | det | high | Article modifying αἴτια. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | g--------- | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | αἴτια | αἰτία | NOUN | n-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ἐστὶν | nsubj | medium | Likely subject accusative of infinitive δοκεῖν / predicative with ἐστίν; syntax somewhat mixed. |
| 4 | ἐμοὶ | ἐγώ | PRON | p-s---d-- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 5 δοκεῖν | iobj | high | Dative with δοκεῖν. |
| 5 | δοκεῖν | δοκέω | VERB | v--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 ἐστὶν | xcomp | high | Complement of ἐστίν. |
| 6 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | v3spia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/root clause. |
| 7 | Ἀμαζόνων | Ἀμαζών | PROPN | n-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 9 κλέος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of κλέος. |
| 8 | τε | τε | PART | c--------- | _ | 7 Ἀμαζόνων | cc | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 9 | κλέος | κλέος | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | xcomp | medium | Appositional/predicative element in the infinitival clause. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 κλέος | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 11 | αἳ | ὅς | PRON | p-p---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 15 ἔχουσιν | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun referring to Amazons. |
| 12 | φήμην | φήμη | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἔχουσιν | obj | high | Object of ἔχουσιν. |
| 13 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 ἄγαλμα | det | high | Article modifying ἄγαλμα. |
| 14 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 ἱδρύσασθαι | obj | high | Object of ἱδρύσασθαι. |
| 15 | ἔχουσιν | ἔχω | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 11 αἳ | acl:relcl | high | Finite verb of the relative clause. |
| 16 | ἱδρύσασθαι | ἱδρύω | VERB | v--ana--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 15 ἔχουσιν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of ἔχουσιν. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἔχουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c--------- | _ | 19 ὅτι | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 19 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | c--------- | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | ccomp | high | Introduces a content clause dependent on ἐστίν. |
| 20 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | d--------- | _ | 21 παλαιοτάτου | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive. |
| 21 | παλαιοτάτου | παλαιός | ADJ | a-s---ngs- | Case=Gen|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 ἐποιήθη | obl | medium | Adverbial genitive with ἐκ; may be substantivized. |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 ἱερὸν | det | high | Article modifying ἱερὸν. |
| 23 | ἱερὸν | ἱερόν | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 ἐποιήθη | nsubj:pass | high | Passive subject of ἐποιήθη. |
| 24 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | p-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 23 ἱερὸν | appos | medium | Demonstrative modifying/apposed to ἱερὸν. |
| 25 | ἐποιήθη | ποιέω | VERB | v3saip--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Pass | 19 ὅτι | ccomp | high | Passive verb of the ὅτι-clause. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |