Grammar parses for passage 7.18.11
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ἄγουσι δὲ καὶ Λάφρια ἑορτὴν τῇ Ἀρτέμιδι οἱ Πατρεῖς ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος, ἐν ᾗ τρόπος ἐπιχώριος θυσίας ἐστὶν αὐτοῖς.
ἄγουσι takes Λάφρια ἑορτήν as its coordinated/compound object (a festival named Laphria); ἐν ᾗ introduces a relative clause modifying the festival, with τρόπος as the subject of ἐστίν and θυσίας as a genitive complement. The precise case analysis of Λάφρια is uncertain because the form is indeclinable or a festival name used appositionally.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἄγουσι | ἄγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | cc | high | Coordinating/additive particle. |
| 4 | Λάφρια | Λάφρια | PROPN | N-PRI | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἑορτὴν | appos | low | Festival name; form is indeclinable/ambiguous and may be appositional to ἑορτήν. |
| 5 | ἑορτὴν | ἑορτή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἄγουσι | obj | high | |
| 6 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 Ἀρτέμιδι | det | high | |
| 7 | Ἀρτέμιδι | Ἄρτεμις | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἄγουσι | iobj | high | Dative recipient/dedicatee. |
| 8 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 Πατρεῖς | det | high | |
| 9 | Πατρεῖς | Πατρεύς | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 ἄγουσι | nsubj | high | Demonym, nominative plural. |
| 10 | ἀνὰ | ἀνά | ADP | P | _ | 12 ἔτος | case | high | |
| 11 | πᾶν | πᾶς | DET | A-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ἔτος | det | high | |
| 12 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 ἄγουσι | obl | high | Temporal measure phrase ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | punct | high | |
| 14 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 15 ᾗ | case | high | |
| 15 | ᾗ | ὅς | PRON | P-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 τρόπος | obl | high | Relative pronoun governed by ἐν; antecedent is ἑορτήν/Λάφρια. |
| 16 | τρόπος | τρόπος | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | |
| 17 | ἐπιχώριος | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 τρόπος | amod | high | Predicate-like modifier within τρόπος ἐπιχώριος. |
| 18 | θυσίας | θυσία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 τρόπος | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent on τρόπος: manner/type of sacrifice. |
| 19 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 15 ᾗ | acl:relcl | high | Copular predicate of the relative clause. |
| 20 | αὐτοῖς | αὐτός | PRON | P-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἐστὶν | iobj | medium | Dative of possession/association: 'for them/among them'. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | punct | high |
περὶ μὲν τὸν βωμὸν ἐν κύκλῳ ξύλα ἱστᾶσιν ἔτι χλωρὰ καὶ ἐς ἑκκαίδεκα ἕκαστον πήχεις·
The subject ξύλα is neuter plural with ἱστᾶσιν; περὶ + accusative marks the area around the altar, while ἐν κύκλῳ gives the circular arrangement. The final measurement phrase is elliptical/uncertain: ἑκκαίδεκα likely modifies πήχεις, with ἕκαστον agreeing with an understood singular ξύλον or functioning distributively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | περὶ | περί | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 4 βωμὸν | case | high | Preposition governing τὸν βωμόν. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PTCL | _ | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | DA | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 βωμὸν | det | high | |
| 4 | βωμὸν | βωμός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | obl | high | Object of περὶ in a locative/circumstantial phrase. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 6 κύκλῳ | case | high | Preposition governing κύκλῳ. |
| 6 | κύκλῳ | κύκλος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | obl | high | Adverbial phrase describing circular placement. |
| 7 | ξύλα | ξύλον | NOUN | N-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | nsubj | high | Neuter plural subject of ἱστᾶσιν. |
| 8 | ἱστᾶσιν | ἵστημι | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Present active indicative, third plural; transitive sense 'set/place upright'. |
| 9 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 10 χλωρὰ | advmod | high | Modifies χλωρά: still/also remaining green. |
| 10 | χλωρὰ | χλωρός | ADJ | A-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 ξύλα | amod | high | Adjective agreeing with ξύλα. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 πήχεις | cc | medium | Coordinates the descriptive/measurement phrase; attachment is structurally uncertain. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 13 ἑκκαίδεκα | case | high | Preposition introducing the numerical measurement expression. |
| 13 | ἑκκαίδεκα | ἑκκαίδεκα | NUM | NUM | NumType=Card | 15 πήχεις | nummod | medium | Cardinal numeral, probably modifying πήχεις; syntax with ἐς is elliptical. |
| 14 | ἕκαστον | ἕκαστος | DET | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 15 πήχεις | det | low | Morphologically neuter singular accusative; likely distributive with an understood singular ξύλον, but exact attachment is uncertain. |
| 15 | πήχεις | πῆχυς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | obl | medium | Accusative measure phrase, likely 'sixteen cubits each'; agreement/ellipsis with ἕκαστον is irregular or context-dependent. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | punct | high |
ἐντὸς δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ τὰ αὐότατά σφισι τῶν ξύλων κεῖται.
The sentence has an existential/locative construction: τὰ αὐότατά ... τῶν ξύλων is the subject of κεῖται, with ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ as a locative phrase. αὐότατά is the transmitted form, apparently intended as a superlative adjective; its exact lexical identification is uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐντὸς | ἐντός | ADV | ADV | _ | 11 κεῖται | advmod | high | Adverbial locative, ‘within/inside’; may be construed with the following ἐπί-phrase. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 κεῖται | cc | high | Postpositive coordinating connective. |
| 3 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | Case=Gen | 5 βωμοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing the genitive here. |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 βωμοῦ | det | high | Genitive masculine singular article. |
| 5 | βωμοῦ | βωμός | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 κεῖται | obl | high | Object of ἐπί, locative oblique dependent of κεῖται. |
| 6 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 αὐότατά | det | high | Article agreeing with the neuter plural subject phrase. |
| 7 | αὐότατά | αὐότατος | ADJ | A-NPN-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 κεῖται | nsubj | low | Form is transmitted as αὐότατά and is morphologically compatible with a neuter plural superlative, but the lemma/reading is uncertain. |
| 8 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3PD | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 7 αὐότατά | iobj | medium | Dative plural personal pronoun, likely marking the people for whom the wood is distinctive or assigned. |
| 9 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 10 ξύλων | det | high | Genitive neuter plural article. |
| 10 | ξύλων | ξύλον | NOUN | N-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 αὐότατά | nmod | high | Partitive or specification genitive dependent on the superlative adjective. |
| 11 | κεῖται | κεῖμαι | VERB | V-PMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Stative verb, ‘lies/is placed’; singular agrees with the neuter plural subject as a collective. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 κεῖται | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
μηχανῶνται δὲ ὑπὸ τὸν καιρὸν τῆς ἑορτῆς καὶ ἄνοδον ἐπὶ τὸν βωμὸν λειοτέραν, ἐπιφέροντες γῆν ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ τοὺς ἀναβασμούς.
The subject is implicit plural; μηχανῶνται governs the coordinated accusatives καιρόν and ἄνοδον, with λειοτέραν agreeing with ἄνοδον. ἐπιφέροντες is a circumstantial participle, and τοὺς ἀναβασμούς is its accusative object; ὑπό with accusative is temporal ('at the time').
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μηχανῶνται | μηχανάομαι | VERB | V-3PIM/P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 μηχανῶνται | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 καιρὸν | case | high | Temporal ὑπό with accusative. |
| 4 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 καιρὸν | det | high | |
| 5 | καιρὸν | καιρός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 μηχανῶνται | obl | high | Temporal accusative governed by ὑπό. |
| 6 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἑορτῆς | det | high | |
| 7 | ἑορτῆς | ἑορτή | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 καιρὸν | nmod | high | |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 ἄνοδον | cc | high | Coordinates ἄνοδον with καιρόν. |
| 9 | ἄνοδον | ἄνοδος | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 μηχανῶνται | obj | high | Coordinated with καιρόν; λειοτέραν agrees with it. |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 βωμὸν | case | high | With accusative, goal/direction. |
| 11 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 βωμὸν | det | high | |
| 12 | βωμὸν | βωμός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἄνοδον | nmod | high | Destination complement of ἄνοδος. |
| 13 | λειοτέραν | λεῖος | ADJ | A-ASF-COMP | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἄνοδον | amod | high | |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | punct | high | |
| 15 | ἐπιφέροντες | ἐπιφέρω | VERB | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 μηχανῶνται | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle with implicit plural subject. |
| 16 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | obj | high | |
| 17 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 19 βωμοῦ | case | high | With genitive, location/surface. |
| 18 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 βωμοῦ | det | high | |
| 19 | βωμοῦ | βωμός | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | obl | high | |
| 20 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-AMP | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 21 ἀναβασμούς | det | high | |
| 21 | ἀναβασμούς | ἀναβασμός | NOUN | N-AMP | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | obj | high | Object of ἐπιφέροντες; likely 'steps/accesses'. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 μηχανῶνται | punct | high |