Pausanias Analysis

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Passage 5.7.7

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Sentence 1

5.7.7 sentence 1

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τὸν δὲ Ἡρακλέα παίζοντα---εἶναι γὰρ δὴ αὐτὸν πρεσβύτατον ἡλικίᾳ---συμβαλεῖν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἐς ἅμιλλαν δρόμου καὶ τὸν νικήσαντα ἐξ αὐτῶν κλάδῳ στεφανῶσαι κοτίνου·

Infinitival historical construction: τὸν Ἡρακλέα παίζοντα is the accusative subject of συμβαλεῖν/στεφανῶσαι; εἶναι is an explanatory parenthetical infinitive with αὐτόν as accusative subject and πρεσβύτατον as predicate adjective. The final στεφανῶσαι coordinates with συμβαλεῖν and takes τὸν νικήσαντα as object; ἐξ αὐτῶν means ‘from among them’.

cc nsubj punct punct conj punct punct punct punct punct cc cop xcomp obl obj nsubj det advmod obj obl nmod advcl mark obl det case nmod det case obl root 1 τὸν ὁ / DET 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 Ἡρακλέα Ἡρακλῆς / PROPN 4 παίζοντα παίζω / VERB 5 - - / PUNCT 6 - - / PUNCT 7 - - / PUNCT 8 εἶναι εἰμί / AUX 9 γὰρ γάρ / SCONJ 10 δὴ δή / PART 11 αὐτὸν αὐτός / PRON 12 πρεσβύτατον πρέσβυς / ADJ 13 ἡλικίᾳ ἡλικία / NOUN 14 - - / PUNCT 15 - - / PUNCT 16 - - / PUNCT 17 συμβαλεῖν συμβάλλω / VERB 18 τοὺς ὁ / DET 19 ἀδελφοὺς ἀδελφός / NOUN 20 ἐς εἰς / ADP 21 ἅμιλλαν ἅμιλλα / NOUN 22 δρόμου δρόμος / NOUN 23 καὶ καί / CCONJ 24 τὸν ὁ / DET 25 νικήσαντα νικάω / VERB 26 ἐξ ἐκ / ADP 27 αὐτῶν αὐτός / PRON 28 κλάδῳ κλάδος / NOUN 29 στεφανῶσαι στεφανόω / VERB 30 κοτίνου κότινος / NOUN 31 · · / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1τὸνὁDETT-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing3 Ἡρακλέαdethigh
2δὲδέCCONJC_17 συμβαλεῖνcchigh
3ἩρακλέαἩρακλῆςPROPNN-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing17 συμβαλεῖνnsubjhighAccusative subject of the infinitive.
4παίζονταπαίζωVERBV-PAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act3 ἩρακλέαadvclhighCircumstantial participle agreeing with Ἡρακλέα.
5--PUNCT__17 συμβαλεῖνpuncthighDash.
6--PUNCT__17 συμβαλεῖνpuncthighDash.
7--PUNCT__17 συμβαλεῖνpuncthighDash.
8εἶναιεἰμίAUXV-PANTense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act12 πρεσβύτατονcopmediumParenthetical explanatory infinitive; treated with πρεσβύτατον as its predicate.
9γὰργάρSCONJC_8 εἶναιmarkhigh
10δὴδήPARTX_8 εἶναιadvmodhigh
11αὐτὸναὐτόςPRONP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs8 εἶναιnsubjhighAccusative subject of εἶναι.
12πρεσβύτατονπρέσβυςADJA-SMSCase=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing8 εἶναιxcomphighPredicate adjective with εἶναι.
13ἡλικίᾳἡλικίαNOUNN-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing12 πρεσβύτατονoblhighDative of respect.
14--PUNCT__8 εἶναιpuncthighDash.
15--PUNCT__8 εἶναιpuncthighDash.
16--PUNCT__8 εἶναιpuncthighDash.
17συμβαλεῖνσυμβάλλωVERBV-2AANTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothighMain infinitive in an implied accusative-and-infinitive construction.
18τοὺςὁDETT-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur19 ἀδελφοὺςdethigh
19ἀδελφοὺςἀδελφόςNOUNN-APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur17 συμβαλεῖνobjhighObject of συμβαλεῖν.
20ἐςεἰςADPP_21 ἅμιλλανcasehigh
21ἅμιλλανἅμιλλαNOUNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing17 συμβαλεῖνoblhighGoal/state into which the brothers are brought.
22δρόμουδρόμοςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing21 ἅμιλλανnmodhighGenitive specifying the contest.
23καὶκαίCCONJC_29 στεφανῶσαιcchighCoordinates the second infinitive.
24τὸνὁDETT-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing25 νικήσανταdethigh
25νικήσαντανικάωVERBV-AAP-ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act29 στεφανῶσαιobjhighSubstantival participle: ‘the one who won’.
26ἐξἐκADPP_27 αὐτῶνcasehigh
27αὐτῶναὐτόςPRONP-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs25 νικήσανταoblhighPartitive phrase: ‘from among them’.
28κλάδῳκλάδοςNOUNN-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing29 στεφανῶσαιoblhighInstrumental dative.
29στεφανῶσαιστεφανόωVERBV-AANTense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act17 συμβαλεῖνconjhighCoordinated infinitive, with the winner as object.
30κοτίνουκότινοςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing28 κλάδῳnmodhighGenitive specifying the branch: wild olive.
31··PUNCT__17 συμβαλεῖνpuncthighSentence-final punctuation.
Sentence 2

5.7.7 sentence 2

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παρεῖναι δὲ αὐτοῖς πολὺν δή τι οὕτω τὸν κότινον ὡς τὰ χλωρὰ ἔτι τῶν φύλλων ὑπεστρῶσθαι σφᾶς καθεύδοντας.

The sentence is an infinitival report: παρεῖναι governs the accusative κότινον, while ὡς ὑπεστρῶσθαι explains οὕτω; σφᾶς καθεύδοντας is an accusative participial phrase describing the sleepers.

punct advcl advmod obj mark amod nsubj:pass advmod nmod iobj advmod advcl cc advmod det det det obj root 1 παρεῖναι πάρειμι / VERB 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 αὐτοῖς αὐτός / PRON 4 πολὺν πολύς / ADJ 5 δή δή / PART 6 τι τις / PRON 7 οὕτω οὕτως / ADV 8 τὸν ὁ / DET 9 κότινον κότινος / NOUN 10 ὡς ὡς / SCONJ 11 τὰ ὁ / DET 12 χλωρὰ χλωρός / ADJ 13 ἔτι ἔτι / ADV 14 τῶν ὁ / DET 15 φύλλων φύλλον / NOUN 16 ὑπεστρῶσθαι ὑποστρώννυμι / VERB 17 σφᾶς σφεῖς / PRON 18 καθεύδοντας καθεύδω / VERB 19 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1παρεῖναιπάρειμιVERBV—PNATense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act0 ROOTrootmediumInfinitive in reported/explanatory construction; governing verb is outside the sentence.
2δὲδέCCONJCONJ_1 παρεῖναιcchigh
3αὐτοῖςαὐτόςPRONP—DPMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs1 παρεῖναιiobjhighDative with πάρειμι.
4πολὺνπολύςADJA—ASMCase=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing9 κότινονamodhigh
5δήδήPARTPTCL_4 πολὺνadvmodmediumEmphatic particle.
6τιτιςPRONP—ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind4 πολὺνadvmodmediumIndefinite adverbial accusative, strengthening πολύν.
7οὕτωοὕτωςADVD_16 ὑπεστρῶσθαιadvmodmediumCorrelative manner adverb, explained by the following ὡς clause.
8τὸνὁDETT—ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art9 κότινονdethigh
9κότινονκότινοςNOUNN—ASMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing1 παρεῖναιobjhighAccusative subject/object-like complement of παρεῖναι: the olive branch was present.
10ὡςὡςSCONJCONJ_16 ὑπεστρῶσθαιmarkhighIntroduces explanatory result/comparative clause.
11τὰὁDETT—NPNCase=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art12 χλωρὰdethigh
12χλωρὰχλωρόςADJA—NPNCase=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur16 ὑπεστρῶσθαιnsubj:passmediumSubstantivized adjective, ‘the green parts’; understood subject of the passive infinitive.
13ἔτιἔτιADVD_16 ὑπεστρῶσθαιadvmodhigh
14τῶνὁDETT—GPNCase=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art15 φύλλωνdethigh
15φύλλωνφύλλονNOUNN—GPNCase=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur12 χλωρὰnmodhighPartitive/specifying genitive with χλωρά.
16ὑπεστρῶσθαιὑποστρώννυμιVERBV—RPNTense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass1 παρεῖναιadvclmediumPerfect passive infinitive in the ὡς clause; lexical sense ‘to have been strewn underneath/covered over’.
17σφᾶςσφεῖςPRONP—APMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs18 καθεύδονταςobjhighAccusative subject of the complementary participle καθεύδοντας.
18καθεύδονταςκαθεύδωVERBV—PAPMCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act16 ὑπεστρῶσθαιadvclmediumAccusative participle with σφᾶς, describing their sleeping state.
19..PUNCT__1 παρεῖναιpuncthigh
Sentence 3

5.7.7 sentence 3

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κομισθῆναι δὲ ἐκ τῆς Ὑπερβορέων γῆς τὸν κότινόν φασιν ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἡρακλέους ἐς Ἕλληνας, εἶναι δὲ ἀνθρώπους οἳ ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄνεμον οἰκοῦσι τὸν Βορέαν.

Accusative-and-infinitive constructions depend on φασιν: κομισθῆναι has τὸν κότινόν as subject and ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἡρακλέους as agent; εἶναι introduces a second reported proposition with ἀνθρώπους as subject and οἳ as its relative subject. The prepositional phrase ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄνεμον is semantically ‘beyond the north wind’; exact attachment of τὸν Βορέαν is elliptical/attributive and marked low confidence.

punct punct obl obl:agent ccomp cc nsubj ccomp acl:relcl nsubj case nmod det nmod case nsubj case nmod det det case cc det obl det root 1 κομισθῆναι κομίζω / VERB 2 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 3 ἐκ ἐκ / ADP 4 τῆς ὁ / DET 5 Ὑπερβορέων Ὑπερβορεύς / PROPN 6 γῆς γῆ / NOUN 7 τὸν ὁ / DET 8 κότινόν κότινος / NOUN 9 φασιν φημί / VERB 10 ὑπὸ ὑπό / ADP 11 τοῦ ὁ / DET 12 Ἡρακλέους Ἡρακλῆς / PROPN 13 ἐς εἰς / ADP 14 Ἕλληνας Ἕλλην / PROPN 15 , , / PUNCT 16 εἶναι εἰμί / VERB 17 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 18 ἀνθρώπους ἄνθρωπος / NOUN 19 οἳ ὅς / PRON 20 ὑπὲρ ὑπέρ / ADP 21 τὸν ὁ / DET 22 ἄνεμον ἄνεμος / NOUN 23 οἰκοῦσι οἰκέω / VERB 24 τὸν ὁ / DET 25 Βορέαν Βορέας / PROPN 26 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1κομισθῆναικομίζωVERBV-AANTense=Aorist|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Passive9 φασινccomphighFirst infinitival reported proposition under φασιν.
2δὲδέCCONJC-------_9 φασινcchighPostpositive connective.
3ἐκἐκADPR--------_6 γῆςcasehighPreposition governing γῆς.
4τῆςὁDETT-SFGACase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art6 γῆςdethigh
5ὙπερβορέωνὙπερβορεύςPROPNN-GPMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur6 γῆςnmodmediumEthnic name in the genitive plural, modifying γῆς.
6γῆςγῆNOUNN-SFGCase=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing8 κότινόνnmodhighObject of ἐκ and genitive modifier of κότινον.
7τὸνὁDETT-SMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art8 κότινόνdethigh
8κότινόνκότινοςNOUNN-SMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing1 κομισθῆναιnsubjhighAccusative subject of the passive infinitive.
9φασινφημίVERBV-PIA-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act0 ROOTroothigh
10ὑπὸὑπόADPR--------_12 ἩρακλέουςcasehighAgent preposition with passive κομισθῆναι.
11τοῦὁDETT-SMGACase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art12 Ἡρακλέουςdethigh
12ἩρακλέουςἩρακλῆςPROPNN-SMGCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing1 κομισθῆναιobl:agenthigh
13ἐςεἰςADPR--------_14 ἝλληναςcasehighPreposition governing Ἕλληνας.
14ἝλληναςἝλληνPROPNN-PMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur1 κομισθῆναιoblhighGoal of motion.
15,,PUNCT__1 κομισθῆναιpuncthigh
16εἶναιεἰμίVERBV-PANMood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act9 φασινccomphighSecond infinitival reported proposition under φασιν.
17δὲδέCCONJC-------_16 εἶναιcchighConnective within the coordinated reported proposition.
18ἀνθρώπουςἄνθρωποςNOUNN-PMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur16 εἶναιnsubjhighAccusative subject of εἶναι.
19οἳὅςPRONP---NPMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel23 οἰκοῦσιnsubjhighRelative pronoun, subject of οἰκοῦσι, with ἀνθρώπους as antecedent.
20ὑπὲρὑπέρADPR--------_22 ἄνεμονcasehighPreposition governing τὸν ἄνεμον.
21τὸνὁDETT-SMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art22 ἄνεμονdethigh
22ἄνεμονἄνεμοςNOUNN-SMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing23 οἰκοῦσιoblhighObject of ὑπέρ.
23οἰκοῦσιοἰκέωVERBV-PIA-3PMood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act16 εἶναιacl:relclhighRelative-clause predicate.
24τὸνὁDETT-SMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art25 ΒορέανdetmediumArticle with Βορέαν; construction is elliptical or appositional.
25ΒορέανΒορέαςPROPNN-SMACase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing22 ἄνεμονnmodlowLikely an attributive/appositional specification of ἄνεμον (‘the north wind’); attachment is uncertain.
26..PUNCT__9 φασινpuncthigh
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