Pausanias Analysis - Grammar 8.42.13

Sentence 1

8.42.13 sentence 1

Tokens: 33
Input: 922
Output: 2,406
Total: 3,328

τῶν δὲ ἐντυχόντων ἡμῖν ἔλεγεν ὁ πρεσβύτατος γενεαῖς πρότερον τρισὶν ἢ κατʼ αὐτὸν ἐμπεσεῖν ἐς τὸ ἄγαλμα ἐκ τοῦ ὀρόφου πέτρας, ὑπὸ τούτων δὲ καταγῆναι καὶ ἐς ἅπαν ἔφασκεν αὐτὸ ἀφανισθῆναι·

The sentence has ἔλεγεν with an accusative-and-infinitive report: πέτρας is the nominative subject of ἐμπεσεῖν, while αὐτὸ is the accusative subject of ἀφανισθῆναι under ἔφασκεν; ὑπὸ τούτων expresses the agent of καταγῆναι. The initial genitive participial phrase is substantival and linked to ἔλεγεν.

#	Form	Lemma	UPOS	XPOS	Features	Head	DepRel	Conf.	Note
1	τῶν	ὁ	DET	T----GPM-	Case=Gen\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Plur	3 ἐντυχόντων	det	high
2	δὲ	δέ	CCONJ	C--------	_	5 ἔλεγεν	cc	high
3	ἐντυχόντων	ἐντυγχάνω	VERB	VPAAPGM-	Case=Gen\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Plur\|Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Part\|Voice=Act	5 ἔλεγεν	nsubj	medium	Substantival genitive participle, probably ‘those who encountered us’.
4	ἡμῖν	ἐγώ	PRON	P1----MD-	Case=Dat\|Number=Plur\|Person=1\|PronType=Prs	3 ἐντυχόντων	iobj	high
5	ἔλεγεν	λέγω	VERB	V3SIAIM-	Mood=Ind\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|Tense=Imp\|VerbForm=Fin\|Voice=Act	0 ROOT	root	high
6	ὁ	ὁ	DET	T----NSM-	Case=Nom\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	7 πρεσβύτατος	det	high
7	πρεσβύτατος	πρέσβυς	NOUN	A--SNSM-	Case=Nom\|Degree=Sup\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	5 ἔλεγεν	nsubj	high	Superlative nominal adjective.
8	γενεαῖς	γενεά	NOUN	N-----DF-	Case=Dat\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Plur	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	obl	medium	Dative of temporal measure (‘three generations earlier’).
9	πρότερον	πρότερος	ADV	A-----AC-	Degree=Cmp	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	advmod	high
10	τρισὶν	τρεῖς	NUM	M--------	Case=Dat\|Gender=Fem\|NumType=Card\|Number=Plur	8 γενεαῖς	nummod	high
11	ἢ	ἤ	CCONJ	C--------	_	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	cc	medium	Coordinates the temporal comparison/alternative phrase.
12	κατʼ	κατά	ADP	R--------	_	13 αὐτὸν	case	high
13	αὐτὸν	αὐτός	PRON	P3-SAMA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|PronType=Prs	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	obl	high	Temporal reference, ‘in his own time’.
14	ἐμπεσεῖν	ἐμπίπτω	VERB	V--AAN--	Mood=Inf\|Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Act	5 ἔλεγεν	xcomp	high	Infinitive in reported speech; πέτρας is its accusative-less nominative subject.
15	ἐς	εἰς	ADP	R--------	_	17 ἄγαλμα	case	high
16	τὸ	ὁ	DET	T----ASN-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	17 ἄγαλμα	det	high
17	ἄγαλμα	ἄγαλμα	NOUN	N-----NA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	obl	high
18	ἐκ	ἐκ	ADP	R--------	_	20 ὀρόφου	case	high
19	τοῦ	ὁ	DET	T----GSM-	Case=Gen\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	20 ὀρόφου	det	high
20	ὀρόφου	ὀρόφος	NOUN	N-----GM-	Case=Gen\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Sing	21 πέτρας	nmod	high
21	πέτρας	πέτρα	NOUN	N-----GF-	Case=Gen\|Gender=Fem\|Number=Plur	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	nsubj	medium	Genitive plural form; subject of ἐμπεσεῖν, with πέτρας understood as plural stones falling from the roof.
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	_	14 ἐμπεσεῖν	punct	high
23	ὑπὸ	ὑπό	ADP	R--------	_	24 τούτων	case	high
24	τούτων	οὗτος	PRON	P---GPM-	Case=Gen\|Gender=Masc\|Number=Plur\|PronType=Dem	26 καταγῆναι	obl:agent	high
25	δὲ	δέ	CCONJ	C--------	_	30 ἔφασκεν	cc	high
26	καταγῆναι	κατάγω	VERB	V--APN--	Mood=Inf\|Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Pass	30 ἔφασκεν	xcomp	high	Second reported infinitive, coordinated with the following assertion.
27	καὶ	καί	CCONJ	C--------	_	32 ἀφανισθῆναι	cc	high
28	ἐς	εἰς	ADP	R--------	_	29 ἅπαν	case	high
29	ἅπαν	ἅπας	ADJ	A--SNA-	Case=Acc\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing	32 ἀφανισθῆναι	advmod	medium	Adverbial accusative, ‘entirely/altogether’, with ἐς.
30	ἔφασκεν	φάσκω	VERB	V3SIAIM-	Mood=Ind\|Number=Sing\|Person=3\|Tense=Imp\|VerbForm=Fin\|Voice=Act	5 ἔλεγεν	conj	high	Coordinated reporting verb.
31	αὐτὸ	αὐτός	PRON	P---NNS-	Case=Nom\|Gender=Neut\|Number=Sing\|PronType=Prs	32 ἀφανισθῆναι	nsubj	high	Nominative subject of passive ἀφανισθῆναι.
32	ἀφανισθῆναι	ἀφανίζω	VERB	V--APN--	Mood=Inf\|Tense=Aor\|VerbForm=Inf\|Voice=Pass	30 ἔφασκεν	xcomp	high	Infinitive complement of ἔφασκεν.
33	·	·	PUNCT	_	_	5 ἔλεγεν	punct	high

Passage 8.42.13