Grammar parses for passage 7.4.4
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τὸ δὲ ἱερὸν τὸ ἐν Σάμῳ τῆς Ἥρας εἰσὶν οἳ ἱδρύσασθαί φασι τοὺς ἐν τῇ Ἀργοῖ πλέοντας, ἐπάγεσθαι δὲ αὐτοὺς τὸ ἄγαλμα ἐξ Ἄργους·
The copular clause has τὸ ἱερόν as subject and εἰσὶν οἳ as an existential construction; οἳ introduces proponents whose infinitival claims are coordinated (ἱδρύσασθαι ... ἐπάγεσθαι). The article τὸ before ἐν Σάμῳ τῆς Ἥρας is appositional/reduplicative with ἱερόν; τῆς Ἥρας is a dependent genitive, likely specifying the sanctuary of Hera. The infinitival subjects are τοὺς ... πλέοντας and αὐτούς respectively.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἱερὸν | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G--------- | _ | 9 εἰσὶν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἱερὸν | ἱερός | NOUN | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 εἰσὶν | nsubj | high | Substantivized adjective, subject of εἰσίν. |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἱερὸν | det | medium | Repeated article introducing an appositional/local specification. |
| 5 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R--------- | _ | 6 Σάμῳ | case | high | |
| 6 | Σάμῳ | Σάμος | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἱερὸν | nmod | high | Place-name in a prepositional modifier. |
| 7 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 Ἥρας | det | high | |
| 8 | Ἥρας | Ἥρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἱερὸν | nmod | high | Genitive specifying the deity to whom the sanctuary belongs. |
| 9 | εἰσὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Existential/copular finite verb. |
| 10 | οἳ | ὅς | PRON | P-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 εἰσὶν | expl | medium | Relative-form pronoun in the existential construction, introducing the proponents. |
| 11 | ἱδρύσασθαί | ἱδρύω | VERB | V-2AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 12 φασι | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by φασι. |
| 12 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 οἳ | acl:relcl | high | Verb of saying in the clause introduced by οἳ. |
| 13 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 πλέοντας | det | high | |
| 14 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R--------- | _ | 16 Ἀργοῖ | case | high | |
| 15 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 Ἀργοῖ | det | high | |
| 16 | Ἀργοῖ | Ἀργώ | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 πλέοντας | obl | high | Name of the ship, governed by ἐν. |
| 17 | πλέοντας | πλέω | VERB | V-PAP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἱδρύσασθαί | obj | high | Accusative participial group functioning as the infinitive's subject. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 φασι | punct | high | |
| 19 | ἐπάγεσθαι | ἐπάγω | VERB | V-PMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 12 φασι | xcomp | high | Second infinitive coordinated with ἱδρύσασθαι. |
| 20 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G--------- | _ | 19 ἐπάγεσθαι | cc | high | Postpositive connective coordinating the second infinitive. |
| 21 | αὐτοὺς | αὐτός | PRON | P-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἐπάγεσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the second infinitive. |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 23 ἄγαλμα | det | high | |
| 23 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἐπάγεσθαι | obj | high | Object of ἐπάγεσθαι. |
| 24 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R--------- | _ | 25 Ἄργους | case | high | |
| 25 | Ἄργους | Ἄργος | PROPN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 ἐπάγεσθαι | obl | high | Point of departure with ἐξ. |
| 26 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἰσὶν | punct | high |
εἶναι δʼ οὖν τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα ἀρχαῖον ὃ οὐχ ἥκιστα ἄν τις καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ ἀγάλματι τεκμαίροιτο· ἔστι γὰρ δὴ ἀνδρὸς ἔργον Αἰγινήτου Σμίλιδος τοῦ Εὐκλείδου.
Infinitival clause with implied copula has τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο as subject and ἀρχαῖον as predicate; ὃ introduces a relative clause modifying ἀρχαῖον/whole assertion, with τεκμαίροιτο taking ἐπὶ τῷ ἀγάλματι as its evidential basis. The final ἔστι clause identifies the sanctuary as the work of Smilis, with Αἰγινήτου and τοῦ Εὐκλείδου dependent on the proper name.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V--PAN--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 10 ἀρχαῖον | cop | high | |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 1 εἶναι | cc | high | Apodotic/continuative particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | D-------- | _ | 1 εἶναι | advmod | high | |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | S---NA--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ἱερὸν | det | high | Form is syncretic nominative/accusative; nominative as infinitive subject. |
| 5 | ἱερὸν | ἱερός | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 ἀρχαῖον | nsubj | high | Substantivized neuter adjective, sanctuary. |
| 6 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | P-D---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 5 ἱερὸν | det | high | Demonstrative agreeing with τὸ ἱερόν. |
| 7 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 μάλιστα | case | high | |
| 8 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | S---PD--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 μάλιστα | det | high | Article in substantivized superlative phrase. |
| 9 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 10 ἀρχαῖον | advmod | high | ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα: among the very oldest/most ancient. |
| 10 | ἀρχαῖον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Predicate adjective; εἶναι is copula. Superlative force arises from ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα. |
| 11 | ὃ | ὅς | PRON | P-S---NA- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 20 τεκμαίροιτο | nsubj | medium | Relative pronoun, likely referring to τὸ ἱερόν/τοῦτο or the preceding assertion; nominative subject of τεκμαίροιτο. |
| 12 | οὐχ | οὐ | PART | T-------- | Polarity=Neg | 13 ἥκιστα | advmod | high | |
| 13 | ἥκιστα | ἥκιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 20 τεκμαίροιτο | advmod | high | With οὐχ, emphatic ‘not least/especially’. |
| 14 | ἄν | ἄν | PART | T-------- | _ | 20 τεκμαίροιτο | aux | high | Modal particle. |
| 15 | τις | τις | PRON | P-S---NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 20 τεκμαίροιτο | nsubj | high | Indefinite generic subject, ‘one’. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 20 τεκμαίροιτο | cc | high | Adverbial/enclitic καί, ‘also’. |
| 17 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 19 ἀγάλματι | case | high | With dative. |
| 18 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | S-DS--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 ἀγάλματι | det | high | |
| 19 | ἀγάλματι | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | N-SD--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 τεκμαίροιτο | obl | high | Basis from which one may infer. |
| 20 | τεκμαίροιτο | τεκμαίρομαι | VERB | V3SOM--- | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 10 ἀρχαῖον | acl:relcl | medium | Potential optative in relative clause; middle voice. |
| 21 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἀρχαῖον | punct | high | |
| 22 | ἔστι | εἰμί | AUX | V3SPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 ἔργον | cop | high | Existential/identificational copula. |
| 23 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 26 ἔργον | cc | high | Explanatory conjunction. |
| 24 | δὴ | δή | PART | T-------- | _ | 22 ἔστι | advmod | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 25 | ἀνδρὸς | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-SG--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 ἔργον | nmod:poss | high | Possessive/subjective genitive, ‘of a man’. |
| 26 | ἔργον | ἔργον | NOUN | N-SN--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Predicate nominal of ἔστι; coordinated explanatory clause after the semicolon. |
| 27 | Αἰγινήτου | Αἰγινήτης | PROPN | Ne-SG--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 Σμίλιδος | nmod | high | Ethnic genitive, ‘Aeginetan’. |
| 28 | Σμίλιδος | Σμίλις | PROPN | Ne-SG--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 ἔργον | nmod:poss | high | Genitive proper name dependent on ἔργον: work of Smilis. |
| 29 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | S-GMS--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 30 Εὐκλείδου | det | high | |
| 30 | Εὐκλείδου | Εὐκλείδης | PROPN | Ne-SG--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 Σμίλιδος | nmod:poss | high | Patronymic/filiation genitive, ‘son/descendant of Eucleides’. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ἔργον | punct | high |