Grammar parses for passage 7.23.7
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τῆς δὲ Εἰλειθυίας οὐ μακρὰν Ἀσκληπιοῦ τέ ἐστι τέμενος καὶ ἀγάλματα Ὑγείας καὶ Ἀσκληπιοῦ·
The sentence is an existential construction: τέμενος and ἀγάλματα form coordinated nominative subjects of ἐστι; the phrase τῆς ... οὐ μακρὰν supplies the location/distance frame. The τε ... καί sequence coordinates the sanctuary and the statues.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | article-gen-sg-fem | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 Εἰλειθυίας | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | conj | _ | 8 ἐστι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Εἰλειθυίας | Εἰλείθυια | PROPN | proper-gen-sg-fem | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 μακρὰν | obl | high | Genitive with μακράν, expressing distance from the sanctuary of Eileithyia. |
| 4 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | neg | Polarity=Neg | 5 μακρὰν | advmod | high | |
| 5 | μακρὰν | μακράν | ADV | adv | _ | 8 ἐστι | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative, ‘not far’. |
| 6 | Ἀσκληπιοῦ | Ἀσκληπιός | PROPN | proper-gen-sg-masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 τέμενος | nmod | high | Possessive genitive with τέμενος. |
| 7 | τέ | τε | CCONJ | conj | _ | 11 ἀγάλματα | cc | high | First member of the τε ... καί coordination. |
| 8 | ἐστι | εἰμί | AUX | verb-pres-ind-act-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Existential/copular verb. |
| 9 | τέμενος | τέμενος | NOUN | noun-nom-sg-neut | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστι. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | conj | _ | 11 ἀγάλματα | cc | high | Coordinates the second conjunct with the first. |
| 11 | ἀγάλματα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | noun-nom-acc-pl-neut | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 8 ἐστι | conj | high | Second coordinated subject/conjunct; nominative plural neuter. |
| 12 | Ὑγείας | Ὑγεία | PROPN | proper-gen-sg-fem | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἀγάλματα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἀγάλματα. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | conj | _ | 14 Ἀσκληπιοῦ | cc | high | Coordinates the second deity name. |
| 14 | Ἀσκληπιοῦ | Ἀσκληπιός | PROPN | proper-gen-sg-masc | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἀγάλματα | conj | high | Second genitive dependent on ἀγάλματα, coordinated with Ὑγείας. |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐστι | punct | high |
ἰαμβεῖον δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ βάθρῳ τὸν Μεσσήνιον Δαμοφῶντα εἶναι τὸν εἰργασμένον φησίν.
The sentence is an accusative-and-infinitive construction: φησίν governs εἶναι, with Δαμοφῶντα as infinitival subject and τὸν εἰργασμένον as its predicate; ἐπὶ τῷ βάθρῳ modifies the participial predicate.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἰαμβεῖον | ἰαμβεῖον | NOUN | Neut Nom/Acc Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 φησίν | obj | medium | Substantivized adjective/noun, object of φησίν; accusative is also possible in the reported construction. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 φησίν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 βάθρῳ | case | high | |
| 4 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | Art Dat Sg Neut | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 βάθρῳ | det | high | |
| 5 | βάθρῳ | βάθρον | NOUN | N Dat Sg | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 εἰργασμένον | obl | high | |
| 6 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Art Acc Sg Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 Δαμοφῶντα | det | high | |
| 7 | Μεσσήνιον | Μεσσήνιος | ADJ | A Acc Sg Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 Δαμοφῶντα | amod | high | |
| 8 | Δαμοφῶντα | Δαμοφῶν | PROPN | N Prop Acc Sg Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive εἶναι. |
| 9 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 12 φησίν | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of φησίν. |
| 10 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | Art Acc Sg Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 εἰργασμένον | det | high | |
| 11 | εἰργασμένον | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | V-RMP-Acc Sg Masc | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 9 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Perfect middle/passive participle functioning predicatively with εἶναι; its understood agent/artifact relation is to Δαμοφῶντα. |
| 12 | φησίν | φημί | VERB | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 φησίν | punct | high |
ἐν τούτῳ τοῦ Ἀσκληπιοῦ τῷ ἱερῷ ἐς ἀντιλογίαν ἀφίκετο ἀνήρ μοι Σιδόνιος, ὃς ἐγνωκέναι τὰ ἐς τὸ θεῖον ἔφασκε Φοίνικας καὶ τά τε ἄλλα Ἑλλήνων βέλτιον
The sentence ends in an elliptical comparative construction: Φοίνικας ... τὰ ἐς τὸ θεῖον καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ... βέλτιον [ἐγνωκέναι/εἰδέναι], with Ἑλλήνων as comparative genitive; the exact attachment of Σιδόνιος and βέλτιον is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 ἱερῷ | case | high | |
| 2 | τούτῳ | οὗτος | PRON | RD---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 6 ἱερῷ | det | high | Dative demonstrative modifying ἱερῷ; ἐν τούτῳ ... τῷ ἱερῷ. |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | DA---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 Ἀσκληπιοῦ | det | high | |
| 4 | Ἀσκληπιοῦ | Ἀσκληπιός | PROPN | NE---GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἱερῷ | nmod | high | |
| 5 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | DA---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ἱερῷ | det | high | |
| 6 | ἱερῷ | ἱερόν | NOUN | NB---DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἀφίκετο | obl | high | Object of ἐν. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 8 ἀντιλογίαν | case | high | |
| 8 | ἀντιλογίαν | ἀντιλογία | NOUN | NB---ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἀφίκετο | obl | high | Directional/purpose-like complement with ἀφίκετο. |
| 9 | ἀφίκετο | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V3SAMI--- | Aspect=Perfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | ἀνήρ | ἀνήρ | NOUN | NB---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἀφίκετο | nsubj | high | |
| 11 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | RP---1-SD- | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 12 Σιδόνιος | iobj | medium | Ethical/dative relation, likely ‘to me’; syntactically associated with Σιδόνιος/ἀνήρ. |
| 12 | Σιδόνιος | Σιδόνιος | PROPN | A-----NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀνήρ | amod | medium | Ethnic adjective in apposition-like modification of ἀνήρ; could be treated as a nominal appositive. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἀφίκετο | punct | high | |
| 14 | ὃς | ὅς | PRON | RR---NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 20 ἔφασκε | nsubj | high | Relative subject of ἔφασκε. |
| 15 | ἐγνωκέναι | γιγνώσκω | VERB | V--RAN---- | Aspect=Perfect|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 20 ἔφασκε | ccomp | high | Infinitive complement of ἔφασκε. |
| 16 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | DA---APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 ἐς | det | high | |
| 17 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 19 θεῖον | case | high | |
| 18 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA---ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 θεῖον | det | high | |
| 19 | θεῖον | θεῖος | ADJ | A-----ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 ἐγνωκέναι | obj | high | Substantivized neuter adjective, ‘matters pertaining to the divine’; ἐς τὸ θεῖον. |
| 20 | ἔφασκε | φημί | VERB | V3SIAI--- | Aspect=Imperfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 14 ὃς | acl:relcl | high | |
| 21 | Φοίνικας | Φοῖνιξ | PROPN | NE---APM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἐγνωκέναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ἐγνωκέναι. |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 ἄλλα | cc | high | |
| 23 | τά | ὁ | DET | DA---APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 25 ἄλλα | det | high | |
| 24 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 ἄλλα | cc | high | Correlative τε with καί. |
| 25 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-----APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 15 ἐγνωκέναι | obj | high | Substantivized adjective coordinated with τὰ ἐς τὸ θεῖον. |
| 26 | Ἑλλήνων | Ἕλλην | PROPN | NE---GPM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 ἄλλα | nmod | high | Partitive/comparative genitive with βέλτιον, understood with ἄλλα. |
| 27 | βέλτιον | βελτίων | ADJ | A-----ASN- | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 ἄλλα | amod | medium | Comparative predicative/elliptical complement: ‘better than [those] of the Greeks’; number mismatch reflects idiomatic substantivized comparison and is uncertain. |
καὶ δὴ καὶ Ἀσκληπιῷ πατέρα μὲν σφᾶς Ἀπόλλωνα ἐπιφημίζειν, θνητὴν δὲ γυναῖκα οὐδεμίαν μητέρα·
Infinitival reported assertion: the implied subject σφᾶς is accusative and the predicates πατέρα and Ἀπόλλωνα are coordinated by μέν…δέ; Ἀσκληπιῷ is a dative of reference. The second infinitival clause is coordinated elliptically, with μητέρα as its predicate and γυναῖκα as its accusative subject/object-like complement; exact attachment of οὐδεμίαν is syntactically clear but semantically emphatic.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | cc | high | |
| 2 | δὴ | δή | PART | Df | _ | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 Ἀσκληπιῷ | cc | high | |
| 4 | Ἀσκληπιῷ | Ἀσκληπιός | PROPN | Ne-D-------- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | iobj | medium | Dative of reference: ‘also for Asclepius’. |
| 5 | πατέρα | πατήρ | NOUN | Nb-A-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 Ἀπόλλωνα | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with ἐπιφημίζειν. |
| 6 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Df | _ | 5 πατέρα | discourse | high | Correlative with δέ at token 12. |
| 7 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | Pp-A-------- | Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | csubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitival reported clause. |
| 8 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | Ne-A-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | obj | high | Predicate accusative coordinated with πατέρα. |
| 9 | ἐπιφημίζειν | ἐπιφημίζω | VERB | V--PAN--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Infinitive of reported assertion; subject and accusative predicates are understood from context. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | punct | high | |
| 11 | θνητὴν | θνητός | ADJ | Ag-A-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 γυναῖκα | amod | high | |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 γυναῖκα | cc | high | Correlative counterpart to μέν. |
| 13 | γυναῖκα | γυνή | NOUN | Nb-A-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | conj | medium | Elliptically coordinated second accusative infinitival clause; μητέρα is its predicate accusative. |
| 14 | οὐδεμίαν | οὐδείς | ADJ | Ag-A-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 μητέρα | amod | high | |
| 15 | μητέρα | μήτηρ | NOUN | Nb-A-------- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 γυναῖκα | xcomp | medium | Predicate accusative in the elliptic second clause; copular relation is understood. |
| 16 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐπιφημίζειν | punct | high |