Grammar parses for passage 8.37.4
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Δαμοφῶντος δὲ καὶ ταῦτα ἔργα.
Elliptical nominal clause: ταῦτα ἔργα is ‘these [are] works’, with Δαμοφῶντος as a genitive of attribution/possession (‘of Damophon’); the copula is omitted.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Δαμοφῶντος | Δαμοφῶν | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἔργα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἔργα, probably indicating authorship or attribution. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 ἔργα | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 ἔργα | cc | high | Coordinating/adverbial connective; syntactically loose in the elliptical clause. |
| 4 | ταῦτα | οὗτος | DET | A--NPN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 ἔργα | det | high | Demonstrative determiner/pronominal subject of the omitted copula. |
| 5 | ἔργα | ἔργον | NOUN | N--NPN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 0 ROOT | root | high | Predicate nominative in an elliptical clause with omitted εἰσί(ν). |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἔργα | punct | high |
ἡ μὲν οὖν Δημήτηρ δᾷδα ἐν δεξιᾷ φέρει, τὴν δὲ ἑτέραν χεῖρα ἐπιβέβληκεν ἐπὶ τὴν Δέσποιναν·
The second coordinated clause has an omitted subject, understood as Δημήτηρ; ἐπιβέβληκεν is perfect active 3sg of ἐπιβάλλω governing ἐπί + accusative. The form δᾷδα is the accusative singular of δᾷς/δαΐς, ‘torch’.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | S--NSF-- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 Δημήτηρ | det | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | Df | _ | 4 Δημήτηρ | discourse | high | Correlative particle; counterpart δέ follows. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | Df | _ | 8 φέρει | discourse | high | |
| 4 | Δημήτηρ | Δημήτηρ | PROPN | Ne---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 φέρει | nsubj | high | Proper name used as the subject. |
| 5 | δᾷδα | δᾷς | NOUN | Na---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 φέρει | obj | medium | Dialectal/orthographic form; accusative singular of δᾷς/δαΐς. |
| 6 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 7 δεξιᾷ | case | high | |
| 7 | δεξιᾷ | δεξιός | ADJ | A--DSF-- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 φέρει | obl | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘right [hand]’; governed by ἐν. |
| 8 | φέρει | φέρω | VERB | V-PIA-3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 φέρει | punct | high | |
| 10 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S--ASF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 χεῖρα | det | high | |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 ἐπιβέβληκεν | cc | high | Coordinates the second predicate/clause with the first. |
| 12 | ἑτέραν | ἕτερος | ADJ | A--ASF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 χεῖρα | amod | high | ‘The other’. |
| 13 | χεῖρα | χείρ | NOUN | N-----F- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐπιβέβληκεν | obj | high | |
| 14 | ἐπιβέβληκεν | ἐπιβάλλω | VERB | V- XIA-3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 8 φέρει | conj | high | Subject is omitted and understood as Δημήτηρ; perfect has present resultative force. |
| 15 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 Δέσποιναν | case | high | With accusative here. |
| 16 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | S--ASF-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 Δέσποιναν | det | high | |
| 17 | Δέσποιναν | Δέσποινα | PROPN | Ne---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐπιβέβληκεν | obl | high | Proper name/title in accusative after ἐπί. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 φέρει | punct | high |
ἡ δὲ Δέσποινα σκῆπτρόν τε καὶ τὴν καλουμένην κίστην ἐπὶ τοῖς γόνασιν ἔχει, τῆς δὲ ἔχεται τῇ δεξιᾷ τῆς κίστης.
The second clause is elliptical/semantically difficult: ἔχεται is taken as middle of ἔχω, ‘holds/grips’, with τῆς κίστης governed by the article-bearing genitive construction; the exact attachment of τῆς is uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-S---NF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Δέσποινα | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 3 Δέσποινα | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Δέσποινα | Δέσποινα | PROPN | N-S---NF- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἔχει | nsubj | high | Divine title/name. |
| 4 | σκῆπτρόν | σκῆπτρον | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἔχει | obj | high | |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 4 σκῆπτρόν | cc | high | Coordinates σκῆπτρόν with the following object. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 9 κίστην | cc | high | |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 κίστην | det | high | |
| 8 | καλουμένην | καλέω | VERB | V-PPM-SFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 9 κίστην | acl | high | Attributive passive participle, ‘called’. |
| 9 | κίστην | κίστη | NOUN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἔχει | obj | high | |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 γόνασιν | case | high | With dative, expressing location. |
| 11 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-P---ND- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 12 γόνασιν | det | high | |
| 12 | γόνασιν | γόνυ | NOUN | N-P---ND- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 13 ἔχει | obl | high | |
| 13 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | V-PIA-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἔχει | punct | high | |
| 15 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 κίστης | det | medium | Likely article in the genitive κίστης phrase; syntactic role in the elliptical second clause is uncertain. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 17 ἔχεται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 17 | ἔχεται | ἔχω | VERB | V-PIM-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 13 ἔχει | conj | low | Form is morphologically unambiguous as middle; exact sense and relation to the first clause are difficult. |
| 18 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 δεξιᾷ | det | high | |
| 19 | δεξιᾷ | δεξιός | ADJ | A-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἔχεται | obl | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘right hand’. |
| 20 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 κίστης | det | high | |
| 21 | κίστης | κίστη | NOUN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἔχεται | obl | medium | Genitive complement in the difficult second clause. |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἔχει | punct | high |
τοῦ θρόνου δὲ ἑκατέρωθεν Ἄρτεμις μὲν παρὰ τὴν Δήμητρα ἕστηκεν ἀμπεχομένη δέρμα ἐλάφου καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων φαρέτραν ἔχουσα, ἐν δὲ ταῖς χερσὶ τῇ μὲν λαμπάδα ἔχει, τῇ δὲ δράκοντας δύο.
ἑκατέρωθεν governs the genitive τοῦ θρόνου; the paired τῇ μέν … τῇ δὲ construction is elliptical for the two hands, with λαμπάδα and δράκοντας as coordinated objects of ἔχει.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-dsm | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 2 θρόνου | det | high | |
| 2 | θρόνου | θρόνος | NOUN | N-dsm | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ἑκατέρωθεν | nmod | high | Genitive with ἑκατέρωθεν. |
| 3 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 4 ἑκατέρωθεν | cc | high | |
| 4 | ἑκατέρωθεν | ἑκατέρωθεν | ADV | D | _ | 10 ἕστηκεν | advmod | high | |
| 5 | Ἄρτεμις | Ἄρτεμις | PROPN | N-nsf | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἕστηκεν | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G | _ | 5 Ἄρτεμις | discourse | high | |
| 7 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R | _ | 9 Δήμητρα | case | high | |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-asf | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 Δήμητρα | det | high | |
| 9 | Δήμητρα | Δήμητρα | PROPN | N-asf | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἕστηκεν | obl | high | |
| 10 | ἕστηκεν | ἵστημι | VERB | V- perf-act-ind-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Perfect with stative/intransitive sense, 'stands'. |
| 11 | ἀμπεχομένη | ἀμπέχω | VERB | V-prs-mid-part-nsf | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 10 ἕστηκεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle. |
| 12 | δέρμα | δέρμα | NOUN | N-asn | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 ἀμπεχομένη | obj | high | |
| 13 | ἐλάφου | ἔλαφος | NOUN | N-gsm | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 δέρμα | nmod | high | Genitive specifying the hide. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 19 ἔχουσα | cc | high | |
| 15 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 17 ὤμων | case | high | |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-gpm | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 ὤμων | det | high | |
| 17 | ὤμων | ὦμος | NOUN | N-gpm | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ἔχουσα | obl | high | |
| 18 | φαρέτραν | φαρέτρα | NOUN | N-asf | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἔχουσα | obj | high | |
| 19 | ἔχουσα | ἔχω | VERB | V-prs-act-part-nsf | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 10 ἕστηκεν | conj | high | Coordinated circumstantial participle. |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 ἔχουσα | punct | high | |
| 21 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 24 χερσὶ | case | high | |
| 22 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 28 ἔχει | cc | high | |
| 23 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | T-dpf | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 24 χερσὶ | det | high | |
| 24 | χερσὶ | χείρ | NOUN | N-dpf | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 28 ἔχει | obl | high | ἐν ταῖς χερσί, 'in her hands'. |
| 25 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-dsf | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 λαμπάδα | det | high | Correlative article, 'in one [hand]'. |
| 26 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G | _ | 25 τῇ | discourse | high | |
| 27 | λαμπάδα | λαμπάς | NOUN | N-asf | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 28 ἔχει | obj | high | |
| 28 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | V-prs-act-ind-3sg | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 10 ἕστηκεν | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb. |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 ἔχει | punct | high | |
| 30 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-dsf | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 32 δράκοντας | det | high | Correlative article, 'in the other [hand]'. |
| 31 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C | _ | 32 δράκοντας | cc | high | |
| 32 | δράκοντας | δράκων | NOUN | N-apm | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 28 ἔχει | conj | high | Object coordinated with λαμπάδα under ἔχει. |
| 33 | δύο | δύο | NUM | A-cpm | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 32 δράκοντας | nummod | high | |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἕστηκεν | punct | high |
παρὰ δὲ τὴν Ἄρτεμιν κατάκειται κύων, οἷαι θηρεύειν εἰσὶν ἐπιτήδειοι.
κατάκειται is a middle/passive lexical verb meaning ‘lies/is placed’; οἷαι is a relative nominative feminine plural referring to κύων in a pluralizing generic description, with εἰσὶν and ἐπιτήδειοι.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | P | AdpType=Prep | 4 Ἄρτεμιν | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 κατάκειται | cc | high | |
| 3 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 Ἄρτεμιν | det | high | |
| 4 | Ἄρτεμιν | Ἄρτεμις | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 κατάκειται | obl | high | With παρά, location ‘beside Artemis’. |
| 5 | κατάκειται | κατάκειμαι | VERB | V-3SPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Lexical middle/passive verb ‘lies/is situated’. |
| 6 | κύων | κύων | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 κατάκειται | nsubj | high | |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 κατάκειται | punct | high | |
| 8 | οἷαι | οἷος | ADJ | A-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 11 ἐπιτήδειοι | nsubj | medium | Relative adjective, feminine plural, generic/classifying; number does not directly match singular κύων. |
| 9 | θηρεύειν | θηρεύω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 11 ἐπιτήδειοι | xcomp | high | |
| 10 | εἰσὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-3PPI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin | 11 ἐπιτήδειοι | cop | high | |
| 11 | ἐπιτήδειοι | ἐπιτήδειος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 κατάκειται | parataxis | medium | Predicate adjective with εἰσίν; masculine plural likely reflects generic κύων/animals. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 κατάκειται | punct | high |