Grammar parses for passage 7.27.2
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κατὰ δὲ τὴν ὁδὸν ἐς αὐτὴν τὴν πόλιν ἐστὶν Ἀθηνᾶς λίθου μὲν ἐπιχωρίου ναός, ἐλέφαντος δὲ τὸ ἄγαλμα καὶ χρυσοῦ·
The clause is existential/coplanar with two coordinated nominative predicates (ναός, ἄγαλμα) and compressed genitive material modifiers.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 4 ὁδὸν | case | high | With accusative ὁδὸν, spatial 'along'. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 9 ἐστὶν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 ὁδὸν | det | high | Article modifying ὁδὸν. |
| 4 | ὁδὸν | ὁδός | NOUN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Object of κατὰ; adverbial path phrase. |
| 5 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | AdpType=Prep | 8 πόλιν | case | high | Preposition governing πόλιν. |
| 6 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 8 πόλιν | det | high | Demonstrative modifying πόλιν. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 πόλιν | det | high | Article modifying πόλιν. |
| 8 | πόλιν | πόλις | NOUN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Goal phrase with ἐς. |
| 9 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | VERB | V-3SPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main copular/existential verb. |
| 10 | Ἀθηνᾶς | Ἀθηνᾶ | PROPN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ναός | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ναός. |
| 11 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ναός | nmod | high | Material genitive dependent of ναός. |
| 12 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 14 ναός | discourse | high | Correlative particle introducing first member. |
| 13 | ἐπιχωρίου | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | A-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ναός | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of ναός; genitive agreeing with λίθου by sense/case attraction. |
| 14 | ναός | ναός | NOUN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστὶν. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Comma. |
| 16 | ἐλέφαντος | ἐλέφας | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἄγαλμα | nmod | high | Material genitive dependent of ἄγαλμα. |
| 17 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 19 ἄγαλμα | discourse | high | Connective particle for second member. |
| 18 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 ἄγαλμα | det | high | Article modifying ἄγαλμα. |
| 19 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἐστὶν | conj | high | Second coordinated subject/predicate nominal with ἐστὶν. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 21 χρυσοῦ | cc | high | Coordinates material nouns. |
| 21 | χρυσοῦ | χρυσός | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 ἐλέφαντος | conj | medium | Likely coordinated with ἐλέφαντος as material genitive, though syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 22 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
Φειδίαν δὲ εἶναι τὸν εἰργασμένον φασὶ πρότερον ἔτι ἢ ἐν τῇ ἀκροπόλει τε αὐτὸν τῇ Ἀθηναίων καὶ ἐν Πλαταιαῖς ποιῆσαι τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς τὰ ἀγάλματα.
The syntax is an indirect statement with φασί governing δύο infinitival clauses; ἢ introduces a temporal/comparative clause before the aorist infinitive ποιῆσαι.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Φειδίαν | Φειδίας | PROPN | N--ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of indirect statement with εἶναι. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | Pt- | _ | 6 φασὶ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 6 φασὶ | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive after φασί. |
| 4 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L-ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 εἰργασμένον | det | high | Article modifying participle. |
| 5 | εἰργασμένον | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | V-RP-ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 1 Φειδίαν | amod | medium | Participial modifier of Φειδίαν; could be analyzed as attr/acl depending on scheme. |
| 6 | φασὶ | φημί | VERB | V-PAI3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 7 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | Df | Degree=Cmp | 6 φασὶ | advmod | high | Adverb modifying φασί / the reported action. |
| 8 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D | _ | 7 πρότερον | advmod | high | Modifies πρότερον. |
| 9 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 ποιῆσαι | mark | medium | Comparative/temporal conjunction introducing the clause with ποιῆσαι. |
| 10 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 12 ἀκροπόλει | case | high | Preposition governing ἀκροπόλει. |
| 11 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L-DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 ἀκροπόλει | det | high | Article with ἀκροπόλει. |
| 12 | ἀκροπόλει | ἀκρόπολις | NOUN | N-DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 ποιῆσαι | obl | high | Locative oblique with ἐν. |
| 13 | τε | τε | PART | G | _ | 12 ἀκροπόλει | advmod | medium | Enclitic connective after ἀκροπόλει. |
| 14 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 20 ποιῆσαι | obj | high | Object of ποιῆσαι. |
| 15 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L-DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 Ἀθηναίων | det | high | Article with Ἀθηναίων. |
| 16 | Ἀθηναίων | Ἀθηναῖος | PROPN | N-DPF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἀκροπόλει | nmod | low | Likely possessive/appositional modifier of ἀκροπόλει; form is grammatically awkward, perhaps referring to the Athenians' acropolis. |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 20 ποιῆσαι | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 18 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 19 Πλαταιαῖς | case | high | Preposition governing Πλαταιαῖς. |
| 19 | Πλαταιαῖς | Πλαταιαί | PROPN | N-DPF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ποιῆσαι | obl | high | Locative oblique with ἐν. |
| 20 | ποιῆσαι | ποιέω | VERB | V-AAN--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 3 εἶναι | conj | high | Infinitival clause coordinated/complementary to εἶναι. |
| 21 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 Ἀθηνᾶς | det | high | Article with Ἀθηνᾶς. |
| 22 | Ἀθηνᾶς | Ἀθηνᾶ | PROPN | N-GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἀγάλματα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀγάλματα. |
| 23 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 24 ἀγάλματα | det | high | Article with ἀγάλματα. |
| 24 | ἀγάλματα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-APN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 ποιῆσαι | obj | high | Object of ποιῆσαι. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 φασὶ | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
λέγουσι δὲ οἱ Πελληνεῖς καὶ ἄδυτον τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς καθήκειν ἐς βάθος τῆς γῆς, εἶναι δὲ τὸ ἄδυτον τοῦτο ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγάλματος τῷ βάθρῳ, καὶ τὸν ἀέρα ἐκ τοῦ ἀδύτου νότιόν τε εἶναι καὶ διʼ αὐτὸ τῷ ἐλέφαντι ἐπιτήδειον.
Reported speech with three coordinated infinitival clauses under λέγουσι; the second and third clauses use accusative subjects with predicate adjectives.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | L-ONPM | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 Πελληνεῖς | det | high | Article with substantive adjective. |
| 4 | Πελληνεῖς | Πελληνεύς | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 λέγουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of λέγουσι. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 6 ἄδυτον | cc | high | Connects coordinated reported clause. |
| 6 | ἄδυτον | ἄδυτον | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 καθήκειν | obj | medium | Accusative subject of infinitive; could be treated as object-like subject. |
| 7 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SGFS | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 Ἀθηνᾶς | det | high | Article. |
| 8 | Ἀθηνᾶς | Ἀθηνᾶ | PROPN | N-SGF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἄδυτον | nmod | high | Dependent genitive of ἄδυτον. |
| 9 | καθήκειν | καθήκω | VERB | V-PNA | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 11 βάθος | case | high | Preposition. |
| 11 | βάθος | βάθος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 καθήκειν | obl | high | Prepositional object with ἐς. |
| 12 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L-SGFS | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 γῆς | det | high | Article. |
| 13 | γῆς | γῆ | NOUN | N-SGF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 βάθος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of βάθος. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 καθήκειν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 15 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PNA | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 1 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Second infinitival complement of λέγουσι. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 15 εἶναι | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 17 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-NSNS | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 ἄδυτον | det | high | Article. |
| 18 | ἄδυτον | ἄδυτον | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Subject of εἶναι. |
| 19 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | PD-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 18 ἄδυτον | appos | high | Demonstrative modifying ἄδυτον. |
| 20 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | _ | _ | 22 ἀγάλματος | case | high | Preposition. |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-SGNS | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ἀγάλματος | det | high | Article. |
| 22 | ἀγάλματος | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-SGN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 εἶναι | obl | high | Prepositional phrase dependent on εἶναι. |
| 23 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L-SDNS | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 βάθρῳ | det | high | Article. |
| 24 | βάθρῳ | βάθρον | NOUN | N-SDN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ἀγάλματος | nmod | medium | Dative relation with ὑπό phrase; likely locative/positional nuance. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 εἶναι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 15 εἶναι | cc | high | Coordinates with following infinitival clause. |
| 27 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L-SMAM | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ἀέρα | det | high | Article. |
| 28 | ἀέρα | ἀήρ | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive. |
| 29 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 31 ἀδύτου | case | high | Preposition. |
| 30 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L-SGNN | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 31 ἀδύτου | det | high | Article. |
| 31 | ἀδύτου | ἄδυτον | NOUN | N-SGN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 34 εἶναι | obl | high | Prepositional object with ἐκ. |
| 32 | νότιόν | νότιος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ἀέρα | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective with ἀέρα; accusative agreement. |
| 33 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 32 νότιόν | discourse | high | Enclitic connective particle. |
| 34 | εἶναι | εἰμί | VERB | V-PNA | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 15 εἶναι | conj | high | Infinitival clause coordinated with previous infinitive. |
| 35 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 34 εἶναι | cc | high | Coordinates final predication. |
| 36 | διʼ | διά | ADP | _ | _ | 37 αὐτὸ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 37 | αὐτὸ | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 40 ἐπιτήδειον | obl | high | Object of διά. |
| 38 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L-SDSN | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 39 ἐλέφαντι | det | high | Article. |
| 39 | ἐλέφαντι | ἐλέφας | NOUN | N-SDM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 40 ἐπιτήδειον | obl | high | Dative complement of ἐπιτήδειον. |
| 40 | ἐπιτήδειον | ἐπιτήδειος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 34 εἶναι | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective with implied subject 'air'; neuter nominative as predicate complement. |
| 41 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 λέγουσι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |