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 sentence has coordinated evidential clauses: Ἀλκαῖος ἐδήλωσεν with an infinitival χαίρειν construction, followed by γράψας ὡς-clause and a further πεποιημένα ἦν construction. The final infinitive νέμειν is governed by πεποιημένα ἦν, with βοῦς as object and Ἀπόλλωνα as subject of the infinitive; ἢ introduces comparison in the temporal phrase πρότερον ἢ Ἀλκαῖον γενέσθαι.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | βουσὶ | βοῦς | NOUN | N-DPI | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 3 χαίρειν | obl | high | Dative with χαίρειν: rejoicing in/caring for cattle. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G- | _ | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | χαίρειν | χαίρω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | xcomp | medium | Infinitive complement with understood subject Ἀπόλλωνα. |
| 4 | μάλιστα | μάλιστα | ADV | D-S | Degree=Sup | 3 χαίρειν | advmod | high | Superlative adverb modifying χαίρειν. |
| 5 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 χαίρειν | nsubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 6 | Ἀλκαῖός | Ἀλκαῖος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐδήλωσεν. |
| 7 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C- | _ | 6 Ἀλκαῖός | cc | high | Correlative/coordinating particle, anticipating the later Homeric evidence. |
| 8 | ἐδήλωσεν | δηλόω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 9 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | P | _ | 10 ὕμνῳ | case | high | Preposition governing ὕμνῳ. |
| 10 | ὕμνῳ | ὕμνος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἐδήλωσεν | obl | high | Instrumental/locative adjunct with ἐδήλωσεν. |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | X-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ὕμνῳ | det | high | Article agreeing with ὕμνῳ. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 13 Ἑρμῆν | case | high | Preposition governing Ἑρμῆν. |
| 13 | Ἑρμῆν | Ἑρμῆς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ὕμνῳ | nmod | high | Object of ἐς; specifies the hymn. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 γράψας | punct | high | |
| 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 agreeing with Ἀλκαῖος. |
| 16 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C- | _ | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | mark | high | Introduces the content clause. |
| 17 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | X-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 Ἑρμῆς | det | high | Article agreeing with Ἑρμῆς. |
| 18 | Ἑρμῆς | Ἑρμῆς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | nsubj | high | Subject of ὑφέλοιτο. |
| 19 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | obj | high | Object of ὑφέλοιτο. |
| 20 | ὑφέλοιτο | ὑφαιρέω | VERB | V-2AOM-3S | Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 15 γράψας | ccomp | high | Content-clause predicate; aorist middle/subjunctive form. |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | X-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 Ἀπόλλωνος | det | high | Article agreeing with Ἀπόλλωνος. |
| 22 | Ἀπόλλωνος | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 ὑφέλοιτο | obl | high | Genitive of separation/source with ὑφέλοιτο. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 καὶ | punct | high | |
| 24 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 31 ἦν | cc | high | Coordinates the additional Homeric evidence. |
| 25 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D- | _ | 26 πρότερον | advmod | high | Modifies πρότερον. |
| 26 | πρότερον | πρότερος | ADV | D-S | Degree=Cmp | 31 ἦν | advmod | high | Comparative temporal adverb in πρότερον ἢ-clause. |
| 27 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | C- | _ | 29 γενέσθαι | mark | high | Introduces the temporal/comparative infinitival clause. |
| 28 | Ἀλκαῖον | Ἀλκαῖος | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 γενέσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of γενέσθαι. |
| 29 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2ADN | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 26 πρότερον | advcl | high | Infinitive in the temporal comparison. |
| 30 | πεποιημένα | ποιέω | VERB | V-RPP-NPN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 31 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Perfect passive participle, neuter plural, with ἦν; impersonal ‘it had been made/composed’. |
| 31 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | parataxis | medium | Finite copular/auxiliary predicate coordinated with ἐδήλωσεν; root attachment is structurally debatable. |
| 32 | Ὁμήρῳ | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 πεποιημένα | obl | medium | Dative of agent/association: ‘for/by Homer’; exact relation to πεποιημένα is uncertain. |
| 33 | βοῦς | βοῦς | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 38 νέμειν | obj | high | Object of νέμειν. |
| 34 | Ἀπόλλωνα | Ἀπόλλων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 38 νέμειν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive νέμειν. |
| 35 | Λαομέδοντος | Λαομέδων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 Ἀπόλλωνα | nmod | high | Possessive/genitival modifier of Ἀπόλλωνα: Apollo of Laomedon. |
| 36 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 37 μισθῷ | case | high | Preposition governing μισθῷ. |
| 37 | μισθῷ | μισθός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 38 νέμειν | obl | high | Dative of compensation with ἐπὶ: for pay. |
| 38 | νέμειν | νέμω | VERB | V-PAN | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 30 πεποιημένα | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on πεποιημένα ἦν. |
| 39 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 31 ἦν | punct | high |