Grammar parses for passage 8.16.3
Open translation for this passage
τὸν δὲ τοῦ Αἰπύτου τάφον σπουδῇ μάλιστα ἐθεασάμην, ὅτι ἐν τοῖς ἐς τοὺς Ἀρκάδας ἔπεσιν ἔσχεν Ὅμηρος λόγον τοῦ· Αἰπύτου μνήματος.
Main clause ‘ἐθεασάμην’ takes an object with manner adverbials; the ὅτι-clause depends on the main verb, and the closing quoted genitive phrase is syntactically abrupt/elliptic.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 τάφον | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 8 ἐθεασάμην | discourse | high | |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 τάφον | det | high | |
| 4 | Αἰπύτου | Αἴπυτος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 τάφον | nmod | high | |
| 5 | τάφον | τάφος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐθεασάμην | obj | high | |
| 6 | σπουδῇ | σπουδή | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἐθεασάμην | advmod | high | dative of manner |
| 7 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | _ | _ | 8 ἐθεασάμην | advmod | high | |
| 8 | ἐθεασάμην | θεάομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐθεασάμην | punct | high | |
| 10 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | _ | _ | 17 ἔσχεν | mark | high | |
| 11 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 16 ἔπεσιν | case | high | |
| 12 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 ἔπεσιν | det | high | |
| 13 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 15 Ἀρκάδας | case | high | |
| 14 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 Ἀρκάδας | det | high | |
| 15 | Ἀρκάδας | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἔπεσιν | nmod | high | ethnonym used substantively |
| 16 | ἔπεσιν | ἔπος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 ἔσχεν | obl | high | |
| 17 | ἔσχεν | ἔχω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 8 ἐθεασάμην | ccomp | high | complement clause with ὅτι |
| 18 | Ὅμηρος | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἔσχεν | nsubj | high | |
| 19 | λόγον | λόγος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἔσχεν | obj | high | |
| 20 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 λόγον | det | low | text probably resumes quotation; syntax uncertain |
| 21 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 λόγον | punct | high | |
| 22 | Αἰπύτου | Αἴπυτος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 μνήματος | nmod | high | |
| 23 | μνήματος | μνῆμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 λόγον | nmod | high | partitive/appositional genitive in quoted phrase |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐθεασάμην | punct | high |
ἔστι μὲν οὖν γῆς χῶμα οὐ μέγα, λίθου κρηπῖδι ἐν κύκλῳ περιεχόμενον·
The syntax is straightforward: χῶμα is the subject of ἔστι, modified by an attributive adjective and a participial clause; κρηπῖδι is best taken as a dative dependent of the participle, though the exact semantic role is somewhat open.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔστι | εἰμί | VERB | V-3SPI-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/existential verb as root. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 ἔστι | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 ἔστι | discourse | high | Inferential particle. |
| 4 | γῆς | γῆ | NOUN | N-SF-G-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 χῶμα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of χῶμα. |
| 5 | χῶμα | χῶμα | NOUN | N-AS-N-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 ἔστι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔστι. |
| 6 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 7 μέγα | advmod | high | Negation of μέγα. |
| 7 | μέγα | μέγας | ADJ | A-AS-N-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 χῶμα | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying χῶμα. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἔστι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | N-SM-G-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 κρηπῖδι | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of κρηπῖδι. |
| 10 | κρηπῖδι | κρηπίς | NOUN | N-SF-D-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 περιεχόμενον | obl | medium | Dative with participle; likely instrumental/material relation. |
| 11 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 κύκλῳ | case | high | Preposition governing κύκλῳ. |
| 12 | κύκλῳ | κύκλος | NOUN | N-SM-D-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 περιεχόμενον | obl | high | Adverbial oblique within prepositional phrase. |
| 13 | περιεχόμενον | περιέχω | VERB | V-PPP-AN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 5 χῶμα | acl | high | Participial modifier of χῶμα. |
| 14 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἔστι | punct | high | Punctuation. |