Grammar parses for passage 4.31.9
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πεποίηται δὲ καὶ Εἰλειθυίας Μεσσηνίοις ναὸς καὶ ἄγαλμα λίθου,
Elliptical nominal clause with πεποίηται as copular-like perfect; the coordinated nominatives ναός and ἄγαλμα function as the subject complex, with Εἰλειθυίας modifying ναός and Μεσσηνίοις expressing the possessive/locative relation.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πεποίηται | ποιέω | VERB | V-Perf-Med/Pass-3S | Aspect=Perf|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite verb functioning as sentence root. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PCL | _ | 1 πεποίηται | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἄγαλμα | cc | medium | Coordinating connective; likely links the two coordinated objects. |
| 4 | Εἰλειθυίας | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | N-Gen-Sg-F | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ναὸς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ναός. |
| 5 | Μεσσηνίοις | Μεσσήνιος | ADJ | A-Dat-Pl-M | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ναὸς | amod | high | Attributive adjective agreeing with an implied noun in dative, likely possession/dative of reference. |
| 6 | ναὸς | ναός | NOUN | N-Nom-Sg-M | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 πεποίηται | nsubj | high | First coordinated nominative subject. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἄγαλμα | cc | high | Coordinates ναός and ἄγαλμα. |
| 8 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-Nom-Sg-N | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 πεποίηται | conj | high | Second coordinated nominative subject. |
| 9 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | N-Gen-Sg-M | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἄγαλμα | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent of ἄγαλμα, likely material/source specification. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 πεποίηται | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
πλησίον δὲ Κουρήτων μέγαρον, ἔνθα ζῷα τὰ πάντα ὁμοίως καθαγίζουσιν· ἀρξάμενοι γὰρ ἀπὸ βοῶν τε καὶ αἰγῶν καταβαίνουσιν ἐς τοὺς ὄρνιθας ἀφιέντες ἐς τὴν φλόγα.
The syntax is somewhat loose: the first clause likely has μέγαρον as the notional subject with ἔνθα introducing the relative clause; the later participles and finite verbs form a descriptive sequence about sacrificial practice.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πλησίον | πλησίον | ADP | _ | _ | 4 μέγαρον | case | medium | Likely preposition/adverbial marker with genitive object, but could be adverbial. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 μέγαρον | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Κουρήτων | Κουρῆτες | PROPN | N-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 μέγαρον | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of πλησίον. |
| 4 | μέγαρον | μέγαρον | NOUN | N-s---nn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 καθαγίζουσιν | nsubj | medium | Likely subject with implied copula/locative frame to the following verb. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 μέγαρον | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 6 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | _ | _ | 11 καθαγίζουσιν | advmod | high | Relative adverb introducing clause. |
| 7 | ζῷα | ζῷον | NOUN | N-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 καθαγίζουσιν | obj | medium | Could be subject of an omitted/copular construction; parsed as object of καθαγίζουσιν. |
| 8 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 πάντα | det | high | Article. |
| 9 | πάντα | πᾶς | ADJ | A-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 ζῷα | amod | high | Attributive adjective with article. |
| 10 | ὁμοίως | ὁμοίως | ADV | D------- | _ | 11 καθαγίζουσιν | advmod | high | Adverb modifying the verb. |
| 11 | καθαγίζουσιν | καθαγίζω | VERB | V-3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 12 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 καθαγίζουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | ἀρξάμενοι | ἄρχομαι | VERB | V-papmnm- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 20 καταβαίνουσιν | advcl | high | Participle depending on καταβαίνουσιν. |
| 14 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 20 καταβαίνουσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 15 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 16 βοῶν | case | high | Preposition with genitive. |
| 16 | βοῶν | βοῦς | NOUN | N-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 13 ἀρξάμενοι | obl | high | Object of ἀπό. |
| 17 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 16 βοῶν | discourse | medium | Enclitic connective. |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 19 αἰγῶν | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 19 | αἰγῶν | αἴξ | NOUN | N-p---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 16 βοῶν | conj | high | Coordinated with βοῶν. |
| 20 | καταβαίνουσιν | καταβαίνω | VERB | V-3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 11 καθαγίζουσιν | parataxis | medium | Likely a second finite verb in sequence under the same descriptive passage. |
| 21 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 23 ὄρνιθας | case | high | Preposition with accusative. |
| 22 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | L-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 23 ὄρνιθας | det | high | Article. |
| 23 | ὄρνιθας | ὄρνις | NOUN | N-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 καταβαίνουσιν | obl | high | Goal complement of καταβαίνουσιν. |
| 24 | ἀφιέντες | ἀφίημι | VERB | V-papamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 20 καταβαίνουσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle. |
| 25 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 27 φλόγα | case | high | Preposition with accusative. |
| 26 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 27 φλόγα | det | high | Article. |
| 27 | φλόγα | φλόξ | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἀφιέντες | obl | high | Goal complement of ἀφιέντες. |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 καταβαίνουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
καί μοι καὶ ταῦτα ἐν τοῖς προτέροις ἐστὶν ἤδη δεδηλωμένα, ὡς οἱ Μεσσήνιοι τοὺς Τυνδάρεω παῖδας ἀμφισβητοῦσιν αὑτοῖς καὶ οὐ Λακεδαιμονίοις προσήκειν.
The main clause has a perfect passive participle with ἐστίν, and the ὡς-clause contains a coordinated infinitival complement; attachment of the dative pronouns is somewhat interpretive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καί | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 8 ἐστὶν | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking clauses. |
| 2 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | Pp1s--d- | Case=Dative|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 8 ἐστὶν | expl | medium | Dative of reference/ethical dative; attachment to finite verb is approximate. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 ταῦτα | cc | high | Focus/additive particle-conjunction. |
| 4 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | PRON | Pdnpan-- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 10 δεδηλωμένα | obj | high | Object/predicative topic with participle. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 7 προτέροις | case | high | Preposition. |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | Ddpm-p-- | Case=Dative|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 προτέροις | det | high | Article. |
| 7 | προτέροις | πρότερος | ADJ | A--d-p--- | Case=Dative|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ἐστὶν | obl | high | With ἐν, adverbial locative/temporal phrase. |
| 8 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-3spia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main clause copular/existential verb. |
| 9 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | Df | _ | 8 ἐστὶν | advmod | high | Adverb modifying ἐστὶν/δεδηλωμένα contextually. |
| 10 | δεδηλωμένα | δηλόω | VERB | V-pppnnp- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 8 ἐστὶν | xcomp | medium | Predicative participle with ἐστίν; could also be treated as a complement. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 12 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C | _ | 18 ἀμφισβητοῦσιν | mark | high | Introduces reported content. |
| 13 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | Ddmpn-- | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 14 Μεσσήνιοι | det | high | Article. |
| 14 | Μεσσήνιοι | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | Nb-p---mn | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἀμφισβητοῦσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀμφισβητοῦσιν. |
| 15 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | Ddpm-a-- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 παῖδας | det | high | Article. |
| 16 | Τυνδάρεω | Τυνδάρεως | PROPN | N-?---mg- | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 παῖδας | nmod | medium | Genitive proper name modifying παῖδας. |
| 17 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N-p---ma- | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 ἀμφισβητοῦσιν | obj | high | Direct object of ἀμφισβητοῦσιν. |
| 18 | ἀμφισβητοῦσιν | ἀμφισβητέω | VERB | V-3ppia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 12 ὡς | ccomp | high | Content clause governed by ὡς. |
| 19 | αὑτοῖς | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | Pk3-pmd- | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes | 18 ἀμφισβητοῦσιν | iobj | medium | Reflexive dative; relation to ἀμφισβητοῦσιν interpreted as dative of reference. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 23 προσήκειν | cc | high | Coordinates with preceding infinitival complement. |
| 21 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D | _ | 23 προσήκειν | advmod | high | Negation. |
| 22 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | Nb-p---md | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 23 προσήκειν | obl | high | Dative complement with προσήκειν. |
| 23 | προσήκειν | προσήκω | VERB | V--pna--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 18 ἀμφισβητοῦσιν | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive dependent on ἀμφισβητοῦσιν. |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |