Grammar parses for passage 9.3.9
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ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς κορυφῆς, ἐφʼ ᾗ τὸν βωμὸν ποιοῦνται, πέντε που μάλιστα καὶ δέκα ὑποκαταβάντι σταδίους νυμφῶν ἐστιν ἄντρον Κιθαιρωνίδων, Σφραγίδιον μὲν ὀνομαζόμενον,
The core is ἄντρον ἐστιν, with ὑπὸ τῆς κορυφῆς as a locative phrase and ὑποκαταβάντι σταδίους as a compressed distance expression; the participle likely relates semantically to an implied traveler.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP | Case=Gen | 4 κορυφῆς | case | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 21 ἄντρον | cc | high | |
| 3 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T- GS F | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 κορυφῆς | det | high | |
| 4 | κορυφῆς | κορυφή | NOUN | N- GS F | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ἄντρον | obl | high | ὑπό + genitive: location beneath the summit. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 κορυφῆς | punct | high | |
| 6 | ἐφʼ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | Case=Dat | 7 ᾗ | case | high | |
| 7 | ᾗ | ὅς | PRON | R- DS F | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ποιοῦνται | obl | high | Relative adverbial phrase: on which. |
| 8 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T- ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 βωμὸν | det | high | |
| 9 | βωμὸν | βωμός | NOUN | N- ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ποιοῦνται | obj | high | |
| 10 | ποιοῦνται | ποιέω | VERB | V- PMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 4 κορυφῆς | acl:relcl | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ποιοῦνται | punct | high | |
| 12 | πέντε | πέντε | NUM | M-NUI | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 σταδίους | nummod | medium | Cardinal modifying στάδιους; indeclinable form. |
| 13 | που | που | PART | PART | _ | 17 ὑποκαταβάντι | advmod | high | Indefinite approximating particle. |
| 14 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | ADV | Degree=Sup | 17 ὑποκαταβάντι | advmod | high | |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 δέκα | cc | high | |
| 16 | δέκα | δέκα | NUM | M-NUI | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 18 σταδίους | conj | medium | Second numeral in coordinated quantity expression. |
| 17 | ὑποκαταβάντι | ὑποκαταβαίνω | VERB | V-2AAP-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 18 σταδίους | acl | medium | Dative aorist participle, with σταδίους understood as extent of movement; syntax is compressed. |
| 18 | σταδίους | στάδιον | NOUN | N- APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 ἐστιν | obl | medium | Accusative of extent/distance with the participle. |
| 19 | νυμφῶν | νύμφη | NOUN | N-GP F | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 ἄντρον | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἄντρον. |
| 20 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 21 ἄντρον | cop | high | |
| 21 | ἄντρον | ἄντρον | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | Existential/presentational clause. |
| 22 | Κιθαιρωνίδων | Κιθαιρωνίς | PROPN | N-GP F | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 19 νυμφῶν | nmod | high | Proper-name genitive specifying the nymphs. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ἄντρον | punct | high | |
| 24 | Σφραγίδιον | σφραγίδιον | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 ὀνομαζόμενον | obj | medium | Predicative naming construction with ὀνομαζόμενον; formally nominative but functioning as the name. |
| 25 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PART | _ | 26 ὀνομαζόμενον | discourse | high | |
| 26 | ὀνομαζόμενον | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-PPP-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 21 ἄντρον | acl | high | Supplementary/passive participle: being called Sphragidion. |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 ὀνομαζόμενον | punct | high |
μαντεύεσθαι δὲ τὰς νύμφας τὸ ἀρχαῖον αὐτόθι ἔχει λόγος.
The construction is λόγος ἔχει with an accusative-and-infinitive complement: ‘there is a report that the nymphs used to prophesy there in ancient times.’
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μαντεύεσθαι | μαντεύομαι | VERB | V-PNM/N-/P | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 8 ἔχει | xcomp | high | Present middle infinitive, subject accusative τὰς νύμφας. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C----- | _ | 8 ἔχει | cc | high | Postpositive coordinating particle. |
| 3 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | -------- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 νύμφας | det | high | |
| 4 | νύμφας | νύμφη | NOUN | N-AFP---- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 μαντεύεσθαι | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | -------- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 ἀρχαῖον | det | high | |
| 6 | ἀρχαῖον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-NNS---- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 αὐτόθι | advmod | medium | Substantivized accusative adverbial phrase, ‘in ancient times’. |
| 7 | αὐτόθι | αὐτόθι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 8 ἔχει | advmod | high | Locative adverb, ‘there’. |
| 8 | ἔχει | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAI-3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal ‘there is a report/tradition’; λόγος is the subject. |
| 9 | λόγος | λόγος | NOUN | N-NSM---- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἔχει | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔχει in the idiom λόγος ἔχει. |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἔχει | punct | high |