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 |
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 |