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.
The main clause has a double accusative with ἄγουσι; the relative clause is attached adverbially and contains a predicative τρόπος with a genitive complement.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἄγουσι | ἄγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PCL | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 Λάφρια | cc | medium | Likely coordinates Λάφρια with another object understood. |
| 4 | Λάφρια | Λάφρια | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἄγουσι | obj | medium | Accusative object; treated as noun/proper festival name. |
| 5 | ἑορτὴν | ἑορτή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 ἄγουσι | obj | high | Second accusative object with ἄγουσι. |
| 6 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RA-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 Ἀρτέμιδι | det | high | Article with Ἀρτέμιδι. |
| 7 | Ἀρτέμιδι | Ἄρτεμις | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἑορτὴν | iobj | high | Dative recipient/beneficiary with the festival. |
| 8 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | RA-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 Πατρεῖς | det | high | Article with Πατρεῖς. |
| 9 | Πατρεῖς | Πατρεύς | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 ἄγουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἄγουσι. |
| 10 | ἀνὰ | ἀνά | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 ἔτος | case | high | Preposition governing ἔτος. |
| 11 | πᾶν | πᾶς | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ἔτος | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying ἔτος. |
| 12 | ἔτος | ἔτος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 ἄγουσι | obl | high | Temporal oblique with ἀνὰ πᾶν ἔτος. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 14 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 19 ἐστὶν | case | high | Preposition governing relative pronoun. |
| 15 | ᾗ | ὅς | PRON | RR-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 19 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Relative pronoun referring to ἑορτή/implicit antecedent. |
| 16 | τρόπος | τρόπος | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστίν. |
| 17 | ἐπιχώριος | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 τρόπος | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying τρόπος. |
| 18 | θυσίας | θυσία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 τρόπος | nmod | medium | Genitive complement of τρόπος. |
| 19 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 1 ἄγουσι | advcl | high | Finite verb of the relative clause. |
| 20 | αὐτοῖς | αὐτός | PRON | RP-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 19 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Dative of possession/interest with ἐστίν. |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἄγουσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
περὶ μὲν τὸν βωμὸν ἐν κύκλῳ ξύλα ἱστᾶσιν ἔτι χλωρὰ καὶ ἐς ἑκκαίδεκα ἕκαστον πήχεις·
The main clause is simple; the final measure phrase ἐς ἑκκαίδεκα ἕκαστον πήχεις depends on ἱστᾶσιν, with ἕκαστον likely agreeing ad sensum or by attraction with the neuter idea of measure.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | περὶ | περί | ADP | _ | _ | 4 βωμὸν | case | high | Governed by βωμόν. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 4 βωμὸν | discourse | medium | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 βωμὸν | det | high | |
| 4 | βωμὸν | βωμός | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | obl | high | Object of περὶ phrase; dependent on ἱστᾶσιν. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 6 κύκλῳ | case | high | |
| 6 | κύκλῳ | κύκλος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | obl | high | Locative phrase modifying ἱστᾶσιν. |
| 7 | ξύλα | ξύλον | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 8 | ἱστᾶσιν | ἵστημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | _ | _ | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | advmod | high | |
| 10 | χλωρὰ | χλωρός | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 ξύλα | amod | medium | Attributive adjective with ξύλα. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 12 ἐς | cc | high | |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 15 πήχεις | case | high | |
| 13 | ἑκκαίδεκα | ἑκκαίδεκα | NUM | _ | NumType=Card | 15 πήχεις | nummod | high | |
| 14 | ἕκαστον | ἕκαστος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 πήχεις | amod | medium | Likely modifies πήχεις in sense 'each'. |
| 15 | πήχεις | πήχυς | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | obl | high | Measure phrase governed by ἐς. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἱστᾶσιν | punct | high |
ἐντὸς δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ τὰ αὐότατά σφισι τῶν ξύλων κεῖται.
Syntax is somewhat compressed: ἐντός and ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ form locative modifiers of κεῖται, while τὰ αὐότατά ... τῶν ξύλων is best taken as the subject phrase, with σφισι as a dative of reference/advantage.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐντὸς | ἐντός | ADV | D-------- | _ | 11 κεῖται | advmod | high | Adverbial 'inside/within'; likely modifies the verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 11 κεῖται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 11 κεῖται | case | high | Introduces the prepositional phrase with genitive. |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA-SG--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 βωμοῦ | det | high | Article modifying βωμοῦ. |
| 5 | βωμοῦ | βωμός | NOUN | N-SM---G | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 κεῖται | obl | high | Genitive with ἐπί. |
| 6 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | RA-PA--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 αὐότατά | det | high | Article functioning substantively with αὐότατά. |
| 7 | αὐότατά | αὐότατος | ADJ | A---NPN-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Super|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 κεῖται | nsubj | medium | Likely neuter plural superlative substantive; form may be orthographically unusual. |
| 8 | σφισι | σφεῖς | PRON | P-P---D- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 7 αὐότατά | iobj | medium | Dative of advantage/interest; enclitic pronoun. |
| 9 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA-PG--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 10 ξύλων | det | high | Article modifying ξύλων. |
| 10 | ξύλων | ξύλον | NOUN | N-NN---G | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 αὐότατά | nmod | high | Partitive/genitive dependent of αὐότατά. |
| 11 | κεῖται | κεῖμαι | VERB | V-3SPI-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb, 3rd singular present indicative middle/deponent. |
| 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 syntax is dominated by a main verb with two coordinated object/oblique complexes and a participial clause; ἄνοδον ἐπὶ τὸν βωμὸν λειοτέραν is somewhat elliptical in relation to μηχανῶνται.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μηχανῶνται | μηχανάομαι | VERB | V-PPM/P-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite main verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G--------- | _ | 1 μηχανῶνται | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R--------- | _ | 5 καιρὸν | case | high | Introduces prepositional phrase. |
| 4 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 καιρὸν | det | high | Article with καιρόν. |
| 5 | καιρὸν | καιρός | NOUN | n-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 μηχανῶνται | obl | high | Temporal oblique dependent of the main verb. |
| 6 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | l-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 ἑορτῆς | det | high | Article with ἑορτῆς. |
| 7 | ἑορτῆς | ἑορτή | NOUN | n-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 καιρὸν | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of καιρός. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c--------- | _ | 9 ἄνοδον | cc | high | Joins coordinated object/phrase. |
| 9 | ἄνοδον | ἄνοδος | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 μηχανῶνται | obj | medium | Likely coordinated with the temporal phrase as a second object/goal. |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R--------- | _ | 12 βωμὸν | case | high | Preposition with accusative. |
| 11 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 βωμὸν | det | high | Article with βωμόν. |
| 12 | βωμὸν | βωμός | NOUN | n-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἄνοδον | nmod | high | Object of ἐπί within the coordinated noun phrase. |
| 13 | λειοτέραν | λειότερος | ADJ | a-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἄνοδον | amod | high | Modifies ἄνοδον. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 μηχανῶνται | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 15 | ἐπιφέροντες | ἐπιφέρω | VERB | V-PAP-AMP | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 μηχανῶνται | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying the main verb. |
| 16 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | obj | high | Object of ἐπιφέροντες. |
| 17 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R--------- | _ | 19 βωμοῦ | case | high | Preposition with genitive. |
| 18 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 βωμοῦ | det | high | Article with βωμοῦ. |
| 19 | βωμοῦ | βωμός | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | obl | high | Prepositional oblique with ἐπί. |
| 20 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | l-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 21 ἀναβασμούς | det | high | Article with ἀναβασμούς. |
| 21 | ἀναβασμούς | ἀνάβασις | NOUN | n-p---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἐπιφέροντες | obj | medium | Likely second object of ἐπιφέροντες; semantically ‘steps/ascents’. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 μηχανῶνται | punct | high | Punctuation. |