Grammar parses for passage 1.37.3
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πρὶν δὲ ἢ διαβῆναι τὸν Κηφισὸν Θεοδώρου μνῆμά ἐστι τραγῳδίαν ὑποκριναμένου τῶν καθʼ αὑτὸν ἄριστα.
The sentence has a likely genitive absolute (ὑποκριναμένου) and an uncertain genitive phrase τῶν καθʼ αὑτὸν ἄριστα, which may be elliptical or loosely attached.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | _ | _ | 4 διαβῆναι | mark | high | Introduces the infinitival clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 9 ἐστι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | _ | _ | 4 διαβῆναι | mark | high | Correlative with πρίν. |
| 4 | διαβῆναι | διαβαίνω | VERB | _ | Aspect=Perf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 9 ἐστι | advcl | high | Complement of πρίν ἢ. |
| 5 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 Κηφισὸν | det | high | Article modifying Κηφισόν. |
| 6 | Κηφισὸν | Κηφισός | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 διαβῆναι | obj | high | Object of διαβῆναι. |
| 7 | Θεοδώρου | Θεόδωρος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 μνῆμά | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of μνῆμά. |
| 8 | μνῆμά | μνῆμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστι. |
| 9 | ἐστι | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular root. |
| 10 | τραγῳδίαν | τραγῳδία | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ὑποκριναμένου | obj | medium | Likely object of ὑποκριναμένου. |
| 11 | ὑποκριναμένου | ὑποκρίνομαι | VERB | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 8 μνῆμά | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle modifying μνῆμά. |
| 12 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 ἄριστα | det | low | Probably article with an omitted substantive in the genitive phrase. |
| 13 | καθʼ | κατά | ADP | _ | Case=Acc | 14 αὑτὸν | case | high | Preposition governing αὑτὸν. |
| 14 | αὑτὸν | ἑαυτοῦ | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Reflex=Yes | 15 ἄριστα | obl | high | Object of κατά. |
| 15 | ἄριστα | ἄριστα | ADV | _ | _ | 11 ὑποκριναμένου | advmod | medium | Adverb modifying the participle; syntax of τῶν καθʼ αὑτὸν is uncertain. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐστι | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
καθεστάναι δὲ ἐκ παλαιοῦ καὶ τοῖς πᾶσι τοῦτο Ἕλλησι τῇ Ὁμήρου τις ἂν τεκμαίροιτο ποιήσει, ὃς τὸν Πηλέα εὔξασθαί φησι τῷ Σπερχειῷ κερεῖν ἀνασωθέντος ἐκ Τροίας Ἀχιλλέως τὴν κόμην.
The syntax is a bit tangled: τεκμαίροιτο governs an infinitival clause and a dative reference phrase, while the relative clause contains another infinitival construction and a genitive absolute.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καθεστάναι | καθίστημι | VERB | V-PerfActInf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of τεκμαίροιτο. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 4 παλαιοῦ | case | high | Preposition with παλαιοῦ. |
| 4 | παλαιοῦ | παλαιός | ADJ | A-GenNeutSg | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 καθεστάναι | obl | medium | Adverbial genitive with ἐκ; attaches to καθεστάναι. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | cc | high | Coordinates clausal material. |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | L-DatPlM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 9 Ἕλλησι | det | high | Article modifying Ἕλλησι. |
| 7 | πᾶσι | πᾶς | ADJ | A-DatPlM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 Ἕλλησι | amod | high | Attributive adjective with Ἕλλησι. |
| 8 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-AccNeutSg | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 15 ποιήσει | obj | high | Object of ποιήσει. |
| 9 | Ἕλλησι | Ἕλλην | NOUN | N-Nom?DatPlM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | obl | high | Dative plural with τοῖς πᾶσι. |
| 10 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L-DatSgF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ὁμήρου | det | high | Article before Ὁμήρου. |
| 11 | Ὁμήρου | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N-GenSgM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ποιήσει | nmod | medium | Genitive dependent in τῇ Ὁμήρου; likely possessive/reference to Homer's poem. |
| 12 | τις | τις | PRON | P-NS? | Case=Nom|Gender=Com|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | nsubj | high | Indefinite subject of τεκμαίροιτο. |
| 13 | ἂν | ἄν | PART | _ | _ | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | advmod | high | Modal particle. |
| 14 | τεκμαίροιτο | τεκμαίρομαι | VERB | V-PresMidOpt3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate. |
| 15 | ποιήσει | ποίησις | NOUN | N-DatSgF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | obl | medium | Dative of respect/instrument with τεκμαίροιτο; refers to Homer's poem. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 17 | ὃς | ὅς | PRON | Pr-NomSgM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 21 φησι | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun subject of φησι. |
| 18 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | L-AccSgM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Πηλέα | det | high | Article modifying Πηλέα. |
| 19 | Πηλέα | Πηλεύς | PROPN | N-AccSgM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 εὔξασθαί | obj | high | Object of εὔξασθαί. |
| 20 | εὔξασθαί | εὔχομαι | VERB | V-AorMidInf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 21 φησι | xcomp | high | Complement infinitive of φησι. |
| 21 | φησι | φημί | VERB | V-PresActInd3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 17 ὃς | acl:relcl | high | Finite verb in relative clause. |
| 22 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | L-DatSgM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 23 Σπερχειῷ | det | high | Article modifying Σπερχειῷ. |
| 23 | Σπερχειῷ | Σπερχειός | PROPN | N-DatSgM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 κερεῖν | obl | high | Dative object/complement with κερεῖν. |
| 24 | κερεῖν | κείρω | VERB | V-FutActInf | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 21 φησι | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on φησι. |
| 25 | ἀνασωθέντος | ἀνασῴζω | VERB | V-AorPassPtcpGenSgM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 24 κερεῖν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute introducing temporal circumstance. |
| 26 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 27 Τροίας | case | high | Preposition with Τροίας. |
| 27 | Τροίας | Τροία | PROPN | N-GenSgF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 ἀνασωθέντος | obl | high | Object of ἐκ in genitive absolute phrase. |
| 28 | Ἀχιλλέως | Ἀχιλλεύς | PROPN | N-GenSgM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 25 ἀνασωθέντος | nsubj | high | Genitive subject of participle in genitive absolute. |
| 29 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-AccSgF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 30 κόμην | det | high | Article modifying κόμην. |
| 30 | κόμην | κόμη | NOUN | N-AccSgF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 κερεῖν | obj | high | Object of κερεῖν. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 τεκμαίροιτο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |