Grammar parses for passage 7.20.4
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βουσὶ γὰρ χαίρειν μάλιστα Ἀπόλλωνα Ἀλκαῖός τε ἐδήλωσεν ἐν ὕμνῳ τῷ ἐς Ἑρμῆν, γράψας ὡς ὁ Ἑρμῆς βοῦς ὑφέλοιτο τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος, καὶ ἔτι πρότερον ἢ Ἀλκαῖον γενέσθαι πεποιημένα ἦν Ὁμήρῳ βοῦς Ἀπόλλωνα Λαομέδοντος ἐπὶ μισθῷ νέμειν·
The syntax is somewhat tangled, especially the title phrase ἐν ὕμνῳ τῷ ἐς Ἑρμῆν and the final infinitival sequence; I annotated the most likely clause relations while preserving the tokenization.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | βουσὶ | βοῦς | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 χαίρειν | obl | high | Dative with χαίρειν. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | χαίρειν | χαίρω | VERB | V-PAI- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | xcomp | high | Complement of ἐδήλωσεν. |
| 4 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | _ | _ | 3 χαίρειν | advmod | high | Modifies χαίρειν. |
| 5 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 χαίρειν | obj | high | Object of χαίρειν. |
| 6 | Ἀλκαῖός | Ἀλκαῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐδήλωσεν. |
| 7 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 6 Ἀλκαῖός | advmod | medium | Enclitic connective on subject. |
| 8 | ἐδήλωσεν | δηλόω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of first clause. |
| 9 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 10 ὕμνῳ | case | high | Introduces prepositional phrase. |
| 10 | ὕμνῳ | ὕμνος | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | obl | high | Oblique adjunct with ἐν. |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 Ἑρμῆν | det | high | Article modifying Ἑρμῆν. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 13 Ἑρμῆν | case | high | Variant preposition with proper name. |
| 13 | Ἑρμῆν | Ἑρμῆς | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ὕμνῳ | nmod | medium | Genitive-like title phrase; attached as nominal modifier of ὕμνῳ. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 15 | γράψας | γράφω | VERB | V-AAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying ἐδήλωσεν. |
| 16 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | mark | high | Marks indirect statement/complement clause. |
| 17 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 Ἑρμῆς | det | high | Article with Ἑρμῆς. |
| 18 | Ἑρμῆς | Ἑρμῆς | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | nsubj | high | Subject of ὑφέλοιτο. |
| 19 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | obj | high | Direct object of ὑφέλοιτο. |
| 20 | ὑφέλοιτο | ὑφαιρέω | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 15 γράψας | ccomp | high | Optative in indirect discourse after γράψας. |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 Ἀπόλλωνος | det | high | Article with Ἀπόλλωνος. |
| 22 | Ἀπόλλωνος | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ὑφέλοιτο. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 31 ἦν | cc | high | Connects a second clause. |
| 25 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | _ | _ | 26 πρότερον | advmod | high | Modifies πρότερον. |
| 26 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | _ | _ | 31 ἦν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb with ἦν. |
| 27 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | _ | _ | 28 Ἀλκαῖον | mark | high | Introduces comparison/time clause. |
| 28 | Ἀλκαῖον | Ἀλκαῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 γενέσθαι | nsubj | medium | Subject of infinitive γενέσθαι in accusative-infinitive construction. |
| 29 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-ANM- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 26 πρότερον | advcl | medium | Dependent temporal infinitive with ἢ. |
| 30 | πεποιημένα | ποιέω | VERB | V-RPP-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 31 ἦν | csubj | medium | Participial predicate with ἦν; text likely elliptical/corrupt. |
| 31 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of second clause. |
| 32 | Ὁμήρῳ | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 ἦν | obl | high | Dative of person concerned/author. |
| 33 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 38 νέμειν | obj | high | Object of νέμειν. |
| 34 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 38 νέμειν | iobj | medium | Accusative perhaps for beneficiary/role in poetic usage; syntax is difficult. |
| 35 | Λαομέδοντος | Λαομέδων | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 38 νέμειν | nsubj | low | Likely genitive dependent within infinitival phrase; syntax uncertain. |
| 36 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | _ | 37 μισθῷ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 37 | μισθῷ | μισθός | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 38 νέμειν | obl | high | Oblique with ἐπί. |
| 38 | νέμειν | νέμω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 31 ἦν | csubj | high | Infinitival complement with ἦν. |
| 39 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 31 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |