Pausanias Analysis

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← 8.2.48.2.6 →

Passage 8.2.5

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Sentence 1

8.2.5 sentence 1

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οὕτω πείθοιτο ἄν τις καὶ Λυκάονα θηρίον καὶ τὴν Ταντάλου Νιόβην γενέσθαι λίθον.

Potentially elliptical indirect statement: πείθοιτο ἄν governs an accusative-plus-infinitive construction, with Λυκάονα ... θηρίον and τὴν ... Νιόβην ... λίθον as coordinated predicate-accusative descriptions; γενέσθαι is the shared infinitive.

punct ccomp nsubj cc nsubj det xcomp advmod aux cc xcomp nmod conj root 1 οὕτω οὕτως / ADV 2 πείθοιτο πείθω / VERB 3 ἄν ἄν / PART 4 τις τις / PRON 5 καὶ καί / CCONJ 6 Λυκάονα Λυκάων / PROPN 7 θηρίον θηρίον / NOUN 8 καὶ καί / CCONJ 9 τὴν ὁ / DET 10 Ταντάλου Τάνταλος / PROPN 11 Νιόβην Νιόβη / PROPN 12 γενέσθαι γίγνομαι / VERB 13 λίθον λίθος / NOUN 14 . . / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1οὕτωοὕτωςADVD--------Degree=Pos2 πείθοιτοadvmodhigh
2πείθοιτοπείθωVERBV3SIOPMood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid0 ROOTroothighPotential optative with ἄν.
3ἄνἄνPARTX--------_2 πείθοιτοauxhighModal particle.
4τιςτιςPRONP---NS----Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind2 πείθοιτοnsubjhigh
5καὶκαίCCONJC--------_6 ΛυκάοναcchighCoordinates the two examples.
6ΛυκάοναΛυκάωνPROPNNe----AccCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing12 γενέσθαιnsubjmediumAccusative subject of the infinitive; proper-name morphology is somewhat irregular.
7θηρίονθηρίονNOUNNb----AccCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing6 ΛυκάοναxcomphighPredicate accusative with γενέσθαι.
8καὶκαίCCONJC--------_11 Νιόβηνcchigh
9τὴνDETS----FAccCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art11 Νιόβηνdethigh
10ΤαντάλουΤάνταλοςPROPNNe----GenCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing11 ΝιόβηνnmodhighPossessive genitive.
11ΝιόβηνΝιόβηPROPNNe----AccCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|NameType=Giv|Number=Sing12 γενέσθαιconjhighCoordinated accusative subject of the infinitive.
12γενέσθαιγίγνομαιVERBV--AMN----Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid2 πείθοιτοccomphighInfinitive in accusative-plus-infinitive construction.
13λίθονλίθοςNOUNNb----AccCase=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing11 ΝιόβηνxcomphighPredicate accusative with γενέσθαι.
14..PUNCT__2 πείθοιτοpuncthigh
Sentence 2

8.2.5 sentence 2

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ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ δὲ---κακία γὰρ δὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ηὔξετο καὶ γῆν τε ἐπενέμετο πᾶσαν καὶ πόλεις πάσας---οὔτε θεὸς ἐγίνετο οὐδεὶς ἔτι ἐξ ἀνθρώπου, πλὴν ὅσον λόγῳ καὶ κολακείᾳ πρὸς τὸ ὑπερέχον,

The dash-delimited parenthesis (7–20) explains the temporal setting; 24–30 is coordinated with the omitted/understood main predicate, and 32–39 gives an exception/qualification, with ὅσον limiting the instrumental expressions λόγῳ and κολακείᾳ.

cc punct punct advcl punct punct obl obl obl nsubj punct mark conj obl punct advmod cc amod obj punct obj cc advmod conj case case punct case obl cc cc amod xcomp nsubj case case obl cc det root 1 ἐπʼ ἐπί / ADP 2 ἐμοῦ ἐγώ / PRON 3 δὲ δέ / CCONJ 4 - - / PUNCT 5 - - / PUNCT 6 - - / PUNCT 7 κακία κακία / NOUN 8 γὰρ γάρ / CCONJ 9 δὴ δή / PART 10 ἐπὶ ἐπί / ADP 11 πλεῖστον πολύς / ADJ 12 ηὔξετο αὐξάνω / VERB 13 καὶ καί / CCONJ 14 γῆν γῆ / NOUN 15 τε τε / CCONJ 16 ἐπενέμετο ἐπινεμήω / VERB 17 πᾶσαν πᾶς / ADJ 18 καὶ καί / CCONJ 19 πόλεις πόλις / NOUN 20 πάσας πᾶς / ADJ 21 - - / PUNCT 22 - - / PUNCT 23 - - / PUNCT 24 οὔτε οὔτε / CCONJ 25 θεὸς θεός / NOUN 26 ἐγίνετο γίγνομαι / VERB 27 οὐδεὶς οὐδείς / PRON 28 ἔτι ἔτι / ADV 29 ἐξ ἐκ / ADP 30 ἀνθρώπου ἄνθρωπος / NOUN 31 , , / PUNCT 32 πλὴν πλήν / ADP 33 ὅσον ὅσος / PRON 34 λόγῳ λόγος / NOUN 35 καὶ καί / CCONJ 36 κολακείᾳ κολακεία / NOUN 37 πρὸς πρός / ADP 38 τὸ ὁ / DET 39 ὑπερέχον ὑπερέχω / VERB 40 , , / PUNCT
#FormLemmaUPOSXPOSFeaturesHeadDepRelConf.Note
1ἐπʼἐπίADPPREP_2 ἐμοῦcasehigh
2ἐμοῦἐγώPRONP1-GSCase=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs12 ηὔξετοoblhighGenitive of time/period: 'in my time'.
3δὲδέCCONJCONJ_26 ἐγίνετοcchighConnective particle.
4--PUNCT__7 κακίαpuncthighOpening dash.
5--PUNCT__7 κακίαpuncthighOpening dash.
6--PUNCT__7 κακίαpuncthighOpening dash.
7κακίακακίαNOUNN-NSFCase=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing12 ηὔξετοnsubjhighSubject of ηὔξετο and ἐπενέμετο.
8γὰργάρCCONJCONJ_12 ηὔξετοmarkhighExplanatory particle.
9δὴδήPARTPRT_12 ηὔξετοadvmodhighEmphatic particle.
10ἐπὶἐπίADPPREP_11 πλεῖστονcasehigh
11πλεῖστονπολύςADJA-SASNCase=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing12 ηὔξετοoblhighAccusative extent: 'to the greatest extent'.
12ηὔξετοαὐξάνωVERBV-IAI-3SAspect=Imperfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Mid26 ἐγίνετοadvclmediumImperfect middle; parenthetical temporal clause.
13καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_16 ἐπενέμετοcchigh
14γῆνγῆNOUNN-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing16 ἐπενέμετοobjhigh
15τετεCCONJCONJ_16 ἐπενέμετοcchighCorrelative καὶ ... τε construction.
16ἐπενέμετοἐπινεμήωVERBV-IMI-3SAspect=Imperfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Mid12 ηὔξετοconjmediumLemma sometimes normalized as ἐπινέμω; middle means 'spread over/occupied'.
17πᾶσανπᾶςADJA-ASFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing14 γῆνamodhigh
18καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_19 πόλειςcchigh
19πόλειςπόλιςNOUNN-APFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur16 ἐπενέμετοobjhigh
20πάσαςπᾶςADJA-APFCase=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur19 πόλειςamodhigh
21--PUNCT__7 κακίαpuncthighClosing dash.
22--PUNCT__7 κακίαpuncthighClosing dash.
23--PUNCT__7 κακίαpuncthighClosing dash.
24οὔτεοὔτεCCONJCONJ_26 ἐγίνετοcchighCoordinates the negative predicate with preceding context.
25θεὸςθεόςNOUNN-NSMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing26 ἐγίνετοxcompmediumPredicate nominative with γίγνομαι.
26ἐγίνετογίγνομαιVERBV-IMI-3SAspect=Imperfective|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Mid0 ROOTroothigh
27οὐδεὶςοὐδείςPRONA-NSMCase=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind26 ἐγίνετοnsubjhighSubject: 'no one'.
28ἔτιἔτιADVADV_26 ἐγίνετοadvmodhigh
29ἐξἐκADPPREP_30 ἀνθρώπουcasehigh
30ἀνθρώπουἄνθρωποςNOUNN-GSMCase=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing26 ἐγίνετοoblhighSource/origin: 'from a human being'.
31,,PUNCT__26 ἐγίνετοpuncthigh
32πλὴνπλήνADPPREP_33 ὅσονcasehighExceptive preposition introducing ὅσον.
33ὅσονὅσοςPRONA-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel26 ἐγίνετοoblmediumSubstantivized relative accusative, 'insofar as'; construction is elliptical.
34λόγῳλόγοςNOUNN-DSMCase=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing33 ὅσονoblhighDative of means.
35καὶκαίCCONJCONJ_36 κολακείᾳcchigh
36κολακείᾳκολακείαNOUNN-DSFCase=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing34 λόγῳconjhighDative of means coordinated with λόγῳ.
37πρὸςπρόςADPPREP_39 ὑπερέχονcasehigh
38τὸDETT-ASNCase=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art39 ὑπερέχονdethigh
39ὑπερέχονὑπερέχωVERBV-PAP-ASNAspect=Imperfective|Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act33 ὅσονoblmediumSubstantivized present participle: 'the superior/powerful'; πρὸς phrase dependent on it.
40,,PUNCT__26 ἐγίνετοpuncthigh
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