Grammar parses for passage 7.20.1
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μιᾷ δὲ ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ νυκτὶ ἐς τὸ ἐκτὸς φέρει τὴν λάρνακα ὁ ἱερεύς.
The main syntactic difficulty is the temporal phrase μιᾷ δὲ ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ νυκτί, with ἐς τὸ ἐκτός functioning as a directional/adverbial complement of the verb.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | μιᾷ | εἷς | NUM | Nea | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 νυκτὶ | obl | high | Modifier of νυκτί in the temporal phrase. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 10 φέρει | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 6 νυκτὶ | case | high | Introduces the prepositional phrase. |
| 4 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 ἑορτῇ | det | high | Article modifying ἑορτῇ. |
| 5 | ἑορτῇ | ἑορτή | NOUN | N--FSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 νυκτὶ | obl | high | Object of ἐν. |
| 6 | νυκτὶ | νύξ | NOUN | N--FSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 φέρει | obl | high | Temporal oblique; modified by μιᾷ and ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ. |
| 7 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 9 ἐκτὸς | case | high | Preposition governing ἐκτός. |
| 8 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἐκτὸς | det | high | Article with ἐκτός used substantively. |
| 9 | ἐκτὸς | ἐκτός | ADJ | A--NSN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 φέρει | obl | medium | Adverbial/substantivized phrase after ἐς; accusative form is unusual and may reflect fixed usage. |
| 10 | φέρει | φέρω | VERB | V3SPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 11 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 λάρνακα | det | high | Article modifying λάρνακα. |
| 12 | λάρνακα | λάρναξ | NOUN | N--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 φέρει | obj | high | Direct object of φέρει. |
| 13 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 ἱερεύς | det | high | Article modifying ἱερεύς. |
| 14 | ἱερεύς | ἱερεύς | NOUN | N--MSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 φέρει | nsubj | high | Subject of φέρει. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 φέρει | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
αὕτη μὲν δὴ ἡ νὺξ γέρας τοῦτο εἴληφε, καταβαίνουσι δὲ καὶ ὁπόσοι δὴ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων παῖδες ἐπὶ τὸν Μείλιχον ἀστάχυσιν ἐστεφανωμένοι τὰς κεφαλάς·
The second clause is coordinated to the first; ὁπόσοι δὴ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων παῖδες is syntactically a bit loose, with παῖδες likely appositive to ὁπόσοι.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | αὕτη | οὗτος | PRON | Pd---fns- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 5 νὺξ | nsubj | high | Subject of εἴληφε. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 αὕτη | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 αὕτη | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 4 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 νὺξ | det | high | Article with νύξ. |
| 5 | νὺξ | νύξ | NOUN | n-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 εἴληφε | nsubj | high | Subject of εἴληφε. |
| 6 | γέρας | γέρας | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 εἴληφε | obj | high | Object/complement of εἴληφε. |
| 7 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | Pd---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 6 γέρας | det | high | Demonstrative modifying γέρας. |
| 8 | εἴληφε | λαμβάνω | VERB | v-3sria-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 εἴληφε | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 10 | καταβαίνουσι | καταβαίνω | VERB | v-3ppia-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 8 εἴληφε | conj | high | Coordinated with εἴληφε. |
| 11 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 10 καταβαίνουσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 13 ὁπόσοι | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 13 | ὁπόσοι | ὁπόσος | PRON | Pd---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 10 καταβαίνουσι | nsubj | high | Subject of καταβαίνουσι. |
| 14 | δὴ | δή | PART | G-------- | _ | 13 ὁπόσοι | discourse | high | Emphatic particle. |
| 15 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | l-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 ἐπιχωρίων | det | high | Article with ἐπιχωρίων. |
| 16 | ἐπιχωρίων | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | a-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 παῖδες | amod | high | Attributive modifier of παῖδες. |
| 17 | παῖδες | παῖς | NOUN | n-p---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ὁπόσοι | appos | medium | Likely appositive/clarifying noun for ὁπόσοι. |
| 18 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 10 καταβαίνουσι | obl | medium | Prepositional phrase governing τὸν Μείλιχον. |
| 19 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | l-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 20 Μείλιχον | det | high | Article with Μείλιχον. |
| 20 | Μείλιχον | Μείλιχος | PROPN | n-s---ma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 ἐπὶ | obj | high | Object of ἐπί. |
| 21 | ἀστάχυσιν | ἀστάχυς | NOUN | n-p---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 ἐστεφανωμένοι | obl | low | Form likely dative plural; function likely instrumental/means with participle. |
| 22 | ἐστεφανωμένοι | στεφανόω | VERB | v-pmppmn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 10 καταβαίνουσι | advcl | high | Participial modifier of καταβαίνουσι. |
| 23 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | l-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 24 κεφαλάς | det | high | Article with κεφαλάς. |
| 24 | κεφαλάς | κεφαλή | NOUN | n-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 22 ἐστεφανωμένοι | obj | high | Object/complement of participle. |
| 25 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 εἴληφε | punct | high | Punctuation. |
ἐκόσμουν δὲ οὕτω καὶ τὸ ἀρχαῖον οὓς ἄγοιεν τῇ Ἀρτέμιδι θύσοντες.
The clause is syntactically dense: ἀρχαῖον is treated as the main object, with οὓς ἄγοιεν θύσοντες as a relative clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐκόσμουν | κοσμέω | VERB | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite main verb; context allows either imperfect indicative or iterative past, standard parsing as imperfect. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 1 ἐκόσμουν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | D--------- | _ | 1 ἐκόσμουν | advmod | high | Modifies the verb phrase with manner/result sense. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 1 ἐκόσμουν | cc | high | Coordinating connective; here likely linking to an omitted parallel element or emphasizing addition. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ἀρχαῖον | det | high | Article modifying ἀρχαῖον. |
| 6 | ἀρχαῖον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 ἐκόσμουν | obj | medium | Likely substantive adjective, object of ἐκόσμουν; syntax is somewhat uncertain in the surrounding clause. |
| 7 | οὓς | ὅς | PRON | P-P---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rel | 8 ἄγοιεν | obj | high | Relative pronoun, direct object of ἄγοιεν. |
| 8 | ἄγοιεν | ἄγω | VERB | V-PAO-3P | Mood=Opt|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 6 ἀρχαῖον | acl:relcl | high | Relative clause verb; optative in indirect style or potential/iterative context. |
| 9 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | L-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 Ἀρτέμιδι | det | high | Article with Ἀρτέμιδι. |
| 10 | Ἀρτέμιδι | Ἄρτεμις | PROPN | N-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἄγοιεν | iobj | high | Dative recipient/beneficiary of the sacrifice implied by θύσοντες. |
| 11 | θύσοντες | θύω | VERB | V-PAAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἄγοιεν | advcl | high | Future participle expressing attendant/circumstantial action; agrees with the implied subjects of ἄγοιεν. |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 ἐκόσμουν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |