Grammar parses for passage 5.21.11
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τοῦτον τὸν Νικόστρατον νήπιον παῖδα ἔτι ἐκ Πρυμνησσοῦ λῃσταὶ τῆς Φρυγῶν ἥρπασαν, οἰκίας ὄντα οὐκ ἀφανοῦς.
Appositional string around Νικόστρατον/παῖδα is straightforward, but the closing genitive phrase οἰκίας ὄντα οὐκ ἀφανοῦς is syntactically awkward and the exact attachment of ἀφανοῦς is uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτον | οὗτος | DET | PDMS-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 5 παῖδα | det | high | Modifies παῖδα. |
| 2 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Νικόστρατον | det | high | Article modifying the proper name. |
| 3 | Νικόστρατον | Νικόστρατος | PROPN | NNP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 παῖδα | appos | high | Proper name in apposition to παῖδα. |
| 4 | νήπιον | νήπιος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 παῖδα | amod | high | Adjectival modifier of παῖδα. |
| 5 | παῖδα | παῖς | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἥρπασαν | obj | high | Direct object of ἥρπασαν. |
| 6 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D | _ | 12 ἥρπασαν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb modifying the verb. |
| 7 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R | _ | 8 Πρυμνησσοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing Πρυμνησσοῦ. |
| 8 | Πρυμνησσοῦ | Πρυμνησσός | PROPN | N-XS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἥρπασαν | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἐκ. |
| 9 | λῃσταὶ | ληστής | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἥρπασαν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἥρπασαν. |
| 10 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Φρυγῶν | det | high | Article modifying Φρυγῶν. |
| 11 | Φρυγῶν | Φρύξ | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 λῃσταὶ | nmod | medium | Likely partitive/ethnic genitive dependent on λῃσταί; article is feminine but sense is uncertain. |
| 12 | ἥρπασαν | ἁρπάζω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἥρπασαν | punct | high | Comma punctuation. |
| 14 | οἰκίας | οἰκία | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ὄντα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ὄντα. |
| 15 | ὄντα | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAP-ASM | Aspect=Imp|Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 παῖδα | advcl | high | Participial clause agreeing with παῖδα. |
| 16 | οὐκ | οὐ | PART | D | _ | 17 ἀφανοῦς | advmod | high | Negative particle modifying ἀφανοῦς. |
| 17 | ἀφανοῦς | ἀφανής | ADJ | A-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ὄντα | xcomp | medium | Construal is difficult; likely predicative within the participial phrase, formally genitive with οἰκίας. |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἥρπασαν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
κομισθέντα δὲ αὐτὸν ἐς Αἰγέας ὠνήσατο ὅστις δή.
Main clause is ὠνήσατο; initial participial phrase κομισθέντα ... ἐς Αἰγέας functions adverbially, and ὅστις δή is syntactically ambiguous, likely an appended relative/indefinite-relative reference to the subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κομισθέντα | κομίζω | VERB | aorpasptvn | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 6 ὠνήσατο | advcl | high | Aorist passive participle agreeing with αὐτὸν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | part | _ | 6 ὠνήσατο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | ppron2nd | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=No | 1 κομισθέντα | obj | high | Object of the participle. |
| 4 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | prep | _ | 5 Αἰγέας | case | high | Preposition governing Αἰγέας. |
| 5 | Αἰγέας | Αἰγεύς | PROPN | n-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 ὠνήσατο | obl | medium | Accusative plural place-name; form may reflect a toponym treated as plural. |
| 6 | ὠνήσατο | ὠνέομαι | VERB | v3saim--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite verb, main predicate. |
| 7 | ὅστις | ὅστις | PRON | rel | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 6 ὠνήσατο | nsubj | medium | Likely resumptive/attracting relative or indefinite relative with parenthetical force. |
| 8 | δή | δή | PART | part | _ | 7 ὅστις | advmod | medium | Modal/emphatic particle modifying ὅστις. |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ὠνήσατο | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
Νικοστράτῳ μὲν δή, ὡς ηὐξήθη, καὶ ἄλλαι νῖκαι καὶ Ὀλυμπίασιν ἐγένοντο παγκρατίου καὶ πάλης.
The syntax is straightforward overall, but the final genitives (παγκρατίου καὶ πάλης) are semantically elliptical and can be analyzed as dependent on ἐγένοντο or loosely modifying νῖκαι.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Νικοστράτῳ | Νικοστράτος | PROPN | NNP-DAT-SG | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἐγένοντο | obl | high | Dative of reference/recipient with the finite verb. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | PRT | _ | 1 Νικοστράτῳ | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δή | δή | PART | PRT | _ | 1 Νικοστράτῳ | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἐγένοντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 5 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 6 ηὐξήθη | mark | high | Introduces temporal/subordinate clause. |
| 6 | ηὐξήθη | αὐξάνω | VERB | V-AOR-PAS-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 13 ἐγένοντο | advcl | high | Subordinate clause headed by aorist passive. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἐγένοντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ἐγένοντο | cc | high | Coordinates the clause with the preceding material. |
| 9 | ἄλλαι | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-NSF-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 νῖκαι | amod | high | Attributive modifier of νῖκαι. |
| 10 | νῖκαι | νίκη | NOUN | N-NSF-P | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 13 ἐγένοντο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐγένοντο. |
| 11 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 12 Ὀλυμπίασιν | cc | high | Coordinates Ὀλυμπίασιν with the prior subject phrase. |
| 12 | Ὀλυμπίασιν | Ὀλύμπια | NOUN | N-DAT-PL | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 13 ἐγένοντο | obl | high | Dative with ἐγένοντο, likely locative ('at Olympia'). |
| 13 | ἐγένοντο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AOR-MID-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main predicate. |
| 14 | παγκρατίου | παγκράτιον | NOUN | N-GSN-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ἐγένοντο | nmod | medium | Genitive of event/discipline dependent on ἐγένοντο; could be construed with νῖκαι semantically. |
| 15 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 16 πάλης | cc | high | Coordinates the genitives. |
| 16 | πάλης | πάλη | NOUN | N-GSF-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 παγκρατίου | conj | high | Second coordinated genitive. |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἐγένοντο | punct | high | Punctuation. |