Pausanias Analysis - Grammar 8.16.5

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Passage 8.16.5

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Sentence 2

8.16.5 sentence 2

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μεμηχάνηται δὲ ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τὴν θύραν, ὁμοίως παντὶ οὖσαν τῷ τάφῳ λιθίνην, μὴ πρότερον ἀνοίγεσθαι, πρὶν ἂν ἡμέραν τε ἀεὶ καὶ ὥραν τὸ ἔτος ἐπαγάγῃ τὴν αὐτήν· τότε δὲ ὑπὸ μόνου τοῦ μηχανήματος ἀνοιχθεῖσα καὶ οὐ πολὺ ἐπισχοῦσα συνεκλείσθη διʼ ἑαυτῆς.

The main predicate μεμηχάνηται governs τὴν θύραν and an accusative-plus-infinitive construction (τὴν θύραν ... ἀνοίγεσθαι); ἐπαγάγῃ is subjunctive in the πρὶν ἄν temporal clause. The participles οὖσαν and ἀνοιχθεῖσα refer to θύραν; συνεκλείσθη is the final root predicate.

#	Form	Lemma	UPOS	XPOS	Features	Head	DepRel	Conf.	Note
1	μεμηχάνηται	μηχανάομαι	VERB	V-RMP-3S	Mood=Indicative\|Number=Singular\|Person=3\|Tense=Perfect\|Voice=Middle	0 ROOT	root	high
2	δὲ	δέ	CCONJ	CONJ	_	1 μεμηχάνηται	cc	high
3	ἐν	ἐν	ADP	PREP	_	5 τάφῳ	case	high
4	τῷ	ὁ	DET	T-DSM	Case=Dat\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	5 τάφῳ	det	high
5	τάφῳ	τάφος	NOUN	N-DSM	Case=Dat\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	1 μεμηχάνηται	obl	high
6	τὴν	ὁ	DET	T-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	7 θύραν	det	high
7	θύραν	θύρα	NOUN	N-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	1 μεμηχάνηται	obj	high
8	,	,	PUNCT	PUNCT	_	1 μεμηχάνηται	punct	high
9	ὁμοίως	ὁμοίως	ADV	ADV	_	14 λιθίνην	advmod	high
10	παντὶ	πᾶς	ADJ	A-DSM	Case=Dat\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	13 τάφῳ	amod	high
11	οὖσαν	εἰμί	AUX	V-PAP-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Act	7 θύραν	acl	high	Predicative participle agreeing with θύραν.
12	τῷ	ὁ	DET	T-DSM	Case=Dat\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	13 τάφῳ	det	high
13	τάφῳ	τάφος	NOUN	N-DSM	Case=Dat\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	11 οὖσαν	obl	high	Dative of comparison/identity with ὁμοίως.
14	λιθίνην	λίθινος	ADJ	A-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	7 θύραν	conj	medium	Predicative adjective coordinated semantically with οὖσαν.
15	,	,	PUNCT	PUNCT	_	1 μεμηχάνηται	punct	high
16	μὴ	μή	PART	PART	_	18 ἀνοίγεσθαι	advmod	high
17	πρότερον	πρότερον	ADV	ADV	_	18 ἀνοίγεσθαι	advmod	high
18	ἀνοίγεσθαι	ἀνοίγω	VERB	V-PMN	Mood=Infinitive\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Middle	1 μεμηχάνηται	xcomp	high	Infinitive in accusative-plus-infinitive construction with θύραν as understood subject.
19	,	,	PUNCT	PUNCT	_	18 ἀνοίγεσθαι	punct	high
20	πρὶν	πρίν	SCONJ	CONJ	_	29 ἐπαγάγῃ	mark	high
21	ἂν	ἄν	PART	PART	_	29 ἐπαγάγῃ	aux	high	Modal particle with subjunctive.
22	ἡμέραν	ἡμέρα	NOUN	N-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	29 ἐπαγάγῃ	obj	high
23	τε	τε	CCONJ	CONJ	_	22 ἡμέραν	cc	high	First member of τε ... καί.
24	ἀεὶ	ἀεί	ADV	ADV	_	29 ἐπαγάγῃ	advmod	high
25	καὶ	καί	CCONJ	CONJ	_	26 ὥραν	cc	high	Second member of τε ... καί.
26	ὥραν	ὥρα	NOUN	N-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	29 ἐπαγάγῃ	obj	high
27	τὸ	ὁ	DET	T-NSN	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	28 ἔτος	det	high
28	ἔτος	ἔτος	NOUN	N-NSN	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	29 ἐπαγάγῃ	nsubj	high	Accusative subject of the infinitive-like subjunctive construction.
29	ἐπαγάγῃ	ἐπάγω	VERB	V-2AAS-3S	Mood=Subjunctive\|Number=Singular\|Person=3\|Tense=Aorist\|Voice=Active	18 ἀνοίγεσθαι	advcl	high
30	τὴν	ὁ	DET	T-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	31 αὐτήν	det	high
31	αὐτήν	αὐτός	PRON	P-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing	22 ἡμέραν	amod	high	Agrees with ἡμέραν; accusative adjective/pronominal modifier.
32	·	·	PUNCT	PUNCT	_	1 μεμηχάνηται	punct	high
33	τότε	τότε	ADV	ADV	_	44 συνεκλείσθη	advmod	high
34	δὲ	δέ	CCONJ	CONJ	_	44 συνεκλείσθη	cc	high
35	ὑπὸ	ὑπό	ADP	PREP	_	38 μηχανήματος	case	high
36	μόνου	μόνος	ADJ	A-GSM	Case=Gen\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	38 μηχανήματος	amod	high
37	τοῦ	ὁ	DET	T-GSN	Case=Gen\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	38 μηχανήματος	det	high
38	μηχανήματος	μηχάνημα	NOUN	N-GSN	Case=Gen\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	39 ἀνοιχθεῖσα	obl	high
39	ἀνοιχθεῖσα	ἀνοίγω	VERB	V-APP-NSF	Case=Nom\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Aorist\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Pass	44 συνεκλείσθη	advcl	high	Refers to the door; passive participle.
40	καὶ	καί	CCONJ	CONJ	_	43 ἐπισχοῦσα	cc	high
41	οὐ	οὐ	PART	PART	_	43 ἐπισχοῦσα	advmod	high
42	πολὺ	πολύς	ADV	ADV	_	43 ἐπισχοῦσα	advmod	medium	Adverbial neuter accusative: 'not for long'.
43	ἐπισχοῦσα	ἐπέχω	VERB	V-2AAP-NSF	Case=Nom\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Aorist\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Active	39 ἀνοιχθεῖσα	conj	high	Coordinated participle, subject understood as the door.
44	συνεκλείσθη	συγκλείω	VERB	V-API-3S	Mood=Indicative\|Number=Singular\|Person=3\|Tense=Aorist\|Voice=Pass	0 ROOT	root	high	Second coordinated main predicate; the earlier predicate is linked by discourse continuity.
45	διʼ	διά	ADP	PREP	_	46 ἑαυτῆς	case	high
46	ἑαυτῆς	ἑαυτοῦ	PRON	P-GSF	Case=Gen\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|Reflex=Yes	44 συνεκλείσθη	obl	high	Reflexive genitive after διά, referring to the door.
47	.	.	PUNCT	PUNCT	_	44 συνεκλείσθη	punct	high

Sentence 3

8.16.5 sentence 3

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τοῦτον μὲν δὴ οὕτω, τὸν δὲ ἄλλον χρόνον ἀνοῖξαι πειρώμενος ἀνοίξαις μὲν οὐκ ἄν, κατάξεις δὲ αὐτὴν πρότερον βιαζόμενος.

The sentence is elliptical and rhetorically coordinated: τοῦτον ... οὕτω contrasts with τὸν ἄλλον χρόνον; ἀνοῖξαι is an articular/infinitival complement in the first clause, while the second ἀνοῖξαις is a potential aorist optative. The final κατάξεις is future indicative, with αὐτήν as object; βιαζόμενος is a circumstantial participle.

#	Form	Lemma	UPOS	XPOS	Features	Head	DepRel	Conf.	Note
1	τοῦτον	οὗτος	PRON	PD-ASM	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|PronType=Dem	10 ἀνοῖξαι	obj	medium	Accusative demonstrative, referring to the immediately preceding understood object/person.
2	μὲν	μέν	PART	X	_	4 οὕτω	discourse	high	First member of μέν ... δέ contrast.
3	δὴ	δή	PART	X	_	4 οὕτω	discourse	high	Emphatic discourse particle.
4	οὕτω	οὕτως	ADV	D--------	_	10 ἀνοῖξαι	advmod	high	Adverbial manner modifier, ‘thus’.
5	,	,	PUNCT	U	_	10 ἀνοῖξαι	punct	high
6	τὸν	ὁ	DET	RA-ASM	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|PronType=Art	9 χρόνον	det	high
7	δὲ	δέ	CCONJ	X	_	17 κατάξεις	cc\|\|\|\|contrast	high	Second member of μέν ... δέ contrast.
8	ἄλλον	ἄλλος	ADJ	A-ASM	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	9 χρόνον	amod	high
9	χρόνον	χρόνος	NOUN	N-ASM	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	17 κατάξεις	obl:tmod	high	Accusative of duration/time: ‘for the rest of the time’.
10	ἀνοῖξαι	ἀνοίγω	VERB	V-AAN	Mood=Inf\|Tense=Aor\|Voice=Act	0 ROOT	root	medium	Aorist active infinitive; syntactically elliptical, likely completing an understood verbal construction.
11	πειρώμενος	πειράομαι	VERB	V-PMPNSM	Case=Nom\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Mid	12 ἀνοίξαις	advcl	medium	Circumstantial middle participle, ‘trying’; its attachment is elliptical/uncertain.
12	ἀνοίξαις	ἀνοίγω	VERB	V-AAO-2S	Mood=Opt\|Number=Sing\|Person=2\|Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Fin\|Voice=Act	17 κατάξεις	advcl	medium	Potential aorist optative with ἄν; second-person singular.
13	μὲν	μέν	PART	X	_	12 ἀνοίξαις	discourse	high	Contrasted with δέ at token 18.
14	οὐκ	οὐ	PART	T--------	Polarity=Neg	12 ἀνοίξαις	advmod	high	Negates the potential optative.
15	ἄν	ἄν	PART	X	_	12 ἀνοίξαις	aux	high	Modal particle with the optative.
16	,	,	PUNCT	U	_	12 ἀνοίξαις	punct	high
17	κατάξεις	κατάγω	VERB	V-FAI-2S	Mood=Ind\|Number=Sing\|Person=2\|Tense=Fut\|VerbForm=Fin\|Voice=Act	10 ἀνοῖξαι	conj	high	Future indicative coordinated with the preceding potential clause.
18	δὲ	δέ	CCONJ	X	_	17 κατάξεις	cc	high	Contrastive coordinator.
19	αὐτὴν	αὐτός	PRON	P-ASF	Case=Acc\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Sing\|PronType=Prs	17 κατάξεις	obj	high	Accusative feminine object, likely referring to an understood feminine noun.
20	πρότερον	πρότερος	ADV	D--------	_	21 βιαζόμενος	advmod	medium	Adverbial comparative, ‘first/beforehand’; scope is somewhat ambiguous.
21	βιαζόμενος	βιάζομαι	VERB	V-PMPNSM	Case=Nom\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|Tense=Pres\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Mid	17 κατάξεις	advcl	high	Circumstantial middle participle modifying the second-person subject.
22	.	.	PUNCT	U	_	17 κατάξεις	punct	high

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