Grammar parses for passage 8.24.12
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ποιεῖται δὲ πλὴν τοῦ Αἰγυπτίου Νείλου ποταμοῖς τοῖς ἄλλοις λίθου λευκοῦ τὰ ἀγάλματα· τῷ Νείλῳ δέ, ἅτε διὰ τῆς Αἰθιόπων κατιόντι ἐς θάλασσαν, μέλανος λίθου τὰ ἀγάλματα ἐργάζεσθαι νομίζουσιν.
The syntax is bipartite: the first clause has ποιεῖται as the verbal core, while the second clause is governed by νομίζουσιν with a participial causal modifier ἅτε διὰ τῆς Αἰθιόπων κατιόντι ἐς θάλασσαν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ποιεῖται | ποιέω | VERB | V-PEI-3S | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 32 νομίζουσιν | advcl | high | Main predication depends on reported opinion verb νομίζουσιν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 1 ποιεῖται | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | πλὴν | πλήν | ADP | _ | _ | 1 ποιεῖται | case | high | Introduces exception phrase. |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 Νείλου | det | high | Article modifying Νείλου. |
| 5 | Αἰγυπτίου | Αἰγύπτιος | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Νείλου | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying Νείλου. |
| 6 | Νείλου | Νεῖλος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 πλὴν | obl | high | Genitive object of πλὴν. |
| 7 | ποταμοῖς | ποταμός | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 ποιεῖται | obl | high | Dative plural complement of ποιεῖται, likely instrumental/locative sense. |
| 8 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 ἄλλοις | det | high | Article with ἄλλοις. |
| 9 | ἄλλοις | ἄλλος | ADJ | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 ποταμοῖς | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying ποταμοῖς. |
| 10 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ποταμοῖς | nmod | high | Material genitive dependent on ποταμοῖς / predicate phrase. |
| 11 | λευκοῦ | λευκός | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 λίθου | amod | high | Adjective modifying λίθου. |
| 12 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 13 ἀγάλματα | det | high | Article with ἀγάλματα. |
| 13 | ἀγάλματα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 1 ποιεῖται | obj | high | Direct object of ποιεῖται. |
| 14 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ποιεῖται | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
| 15 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 16 Νείλῳ | det | high | Article with Νείλῳ. |
| 16 | Νείλῳ | Νεῖλος | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 νομίζουσιν | obl | high | Dative beneficiary/recipient-like complement of νομίζουσιν. |
| 17 | δέ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 16 Νείλῳ | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 Νείλῳ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 19 | ἅτε | ἅτε | PART | _ | _ | 23 κατιόντι | mark | high | Causal/observative marker introducing participial clause. |
| 20 | διὰ | διά | ADP | _ | _ | 25 θάλασσαν | case | high | Preposition governing θάλασσαν. |
| 21 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 Αἰθιόπων | det | high | Article with Αἰθιόπων. |
| 22 | Αἰθιόπων | Αἰθίοψ | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 25 θάλασσαν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of θάλασσαν in phrase διὰ τῆς Αἰθιόπων. |
| 23 | κατιόντι | κατείμι | VERB | V-PAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 16 Νείλῳ | advcl | high | Participial clause modifying Νείλῳ. |
| 24 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 25 θάλασσαν | case | high | Preposition governing θάλασσαν. |
| 25 | θάλασσαν | θάλασσα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 κατιόντι | obl | high | Goal complement of κατιόντι. |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 23 κατιόντι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 27 | μέλανος | μέλας | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 λίθου | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying λίθου. |
| 28 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 ἐργάζεσθαι | obl | medium | Material genitive with ἐργάζεσθαι / predicative phrase; attachment somewhat uncertain. |
| 29 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 30 ἀγάλματα | det | high | Article with ἀγάλματα. |
| 30 | ἀγάλματα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 31 ἐργάζεσθαι | obj | high | Object of ἐργάζεσθαι. |
| 31 | ἐργάζεσθαι | ἐργάζομαι | VERB | V-PMN | VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 32 νομίζουσιν | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive after νομίζουσιν. |
| 32 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Matrix verb. |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 32 νομίζουσιν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |