Grammar parses for passage 7.24.7
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τὰ μὲν οὖν ἄλλα ἐπὶ τοῖς σεισμοῖς, ὅσοι μεγέθει τε ὑπερήρκασι καὶ ἐπὶ μήκιστον διικνοῦνται τῆς γῆς, προσημαίνειν ὁ θεὸς κατὰ τὰ αὐτὰ ὡς τὸ ἐπίπαν εἴωθεν---ἢ γὰρ ἐπομβρίαι συνεχεῖς ἢ αὐχμοὶ πρὸ τῶν σεισμῶν συμβαίνουσιν ἐπὶ χρόνον πλείονα, καὶ ὁ ἀὴρ παρὰ τὴν ἑκάστοτε τοῦ ἔτους ὥραν χειμῶνός τε γίνεται καυματωδέστερος καὶ ἐν θέρει μετὰ ἀχλύος μᾶλλον ὁ κύκλος παρέχεται τοῦ ἡλίου τὴν χρόαν παρὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς ἤτοι ἐς τὸ ἐρυθρότερον ἢ καὶ ἡσυχῇ ῥέπουσαν ἐς τὸ μελάντερον·
The main predicate is εἴωθεν with complementary infinitive προσημαίνειν; the following ἤ ... καὶ clauses explain customary earthquake portents, with seasonal coordination and an alternative color-direction phrase.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 4 ἄλλα | det | high | |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | X | _ | 4 ἄλλα | discourse | high | Correlative μὲν ... ἤ. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | X | _ | 29 εἴωθεν | discourse | high | |
| 4 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-PN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 προσημαίνειν | obj | high | Substantivized adjective. |
| 5 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 7 σεισμοῖς | case | high | |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 σεισμοῖς | det | high | |
| 7 | σεισμοῖς | σεισμός | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 προσημαίνειν | obl | high | ἐπὶ τοῖς σεισμοῖς: concerning earthquakes. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 προσημαίνειν | punct | high | |
| 9 | ὅσοι | ὅσος | PRON | P-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ὑπερήρκασι | nsubj | high | Relative subject, referring to σεισμοῖς. |
| 10 | μεγέθει | μέγεθος | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ὑπερήρκασι | obl | medium | Dative of respect/measure. |
| 11 | τε | τε | CCONJ | X | _ | 12 ὑπερήρκασι | cc | high | |
| 12 | ὑπερήρκασι | ὑπεραίρω | VERB | V-RAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 16 διικνοῦνται | advcl | medium | Perfect form; exact lexical analysis uncertain. |
| 13 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 16 διικνοῦνται | cc | high | |
| 14 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 15 μήκιστον | case | high | |
| 15 | μήκιστον | μήκιστος | ADJ | A-ASN | Case=Acc|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 διικνοῦνται | obl | high | Accusative of duration. |
| 16 | διικνοῦνται | διικνέομαι | VERB | V-PMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 9 ὅσοι | acl:relcl | high | |
| 17 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 γῆς | det | high | |
| 18 | γῆς | γῆ | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 διικνοῦνται | nmod | high | |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 20 προσημαίνειν | punct | high | |
| 20 | προσημαίνειν | προσημαίνω | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 29 εἴωθεν | xcomp | high | Infinitive complementary to εἴωθεν. |
| 21 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 θεὸς | det | high | |
| 22 | θεὸς | θεός | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 20 προσημαίνειν | nsubj | high | |
| 23 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R | _ | 25 αὐτὰ | case | high | |
| 24 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 25 αὐτὰ | det | high | |
| 25 | αὐτὰ | αὐτός | PRON | P-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 20 προσημαίνειν | advmod | high | κατὰ τὰ αὐτά, in the same way. |
| 26 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | X | _ | 28 ἐπίπαν | mark | high | |
| 27 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 28 ἐπίπαν | det | high | |
| 28 | ἐπίπαν | ἐπίπαν | ADV | D | _ | 20 προσημαίνειν | advmod | high | ὡς τὸ ἐπίπαν, generally. |
| 29 | εἴωθεν | ἔθω | VERB | V-RAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Perf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal/general habitual construction. |
| 30 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 εἴωθεν | punct | high | |
| 31 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 εἴωθεν | punct | high | |
| 32 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 εἴωθεν | punct | high | |
| 33 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C | _ | 35 ἐπομβρίαι | cc | high | First member of alternative coordination. |
| 34 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | X | _ | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 35 | ἐπομβρίαι | ἐπομβρία | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 36 | συνεχεῖς | συνεχής | ADJ | A-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 35 ἐπομβρίαι | amod | high | |
| 37 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C | _ | 38 αὐχμοὶ | cc | high | |
| 38 | αὐχμοὶ | αὐχμός | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | conj | high | |
| 39 | πρὸ | πρό | ADP | R | _ | 41 σεισμῶν | case | high | |
| 40 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 41 σεισμῶν | det | high | |
| 41 | σεισμῶν | σεισμός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | obl | high | |
| 42 | συμβαίνουσιν | συμβαίνω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 29 εἴωθεν | parataxis | high | Explanatory clause after εἴωθεν. |
| 43 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 44 χρόνον | case | high | |
| 44 | χρόνον | χρόνος | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | obl | high | |
| 45 | πλείονα | πολύς | ADJ | A-ASM-C | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 44 χρόνον | amod | high | |
| 46 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | punct | high | |
| 47 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 58 γίνεται | cc | high | |
| 48 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 49 ἀὴρ | det | high | |
| 49 | ἀὴρ | ἀήρ | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 58 γίνεται | nsubj | high | |
| 50 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R | _ | 55 ὥραν | case | high | |
| 51 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 55 ὥραν | det | high | |
| 52 | ἑκάστοτε | ἑκάστοτε | ADV | D | _ | 55 ὥραν | advmod | high | |
| 53 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 54 ἔτους | det | high | |
| 54 | ἔτους | ἔτος | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 55 ὥραν | nmod | high | |
| 55 | ὥραν | ὥρα | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 58 γίνεται | obl | high | |
| 56 | χειμῶνός | χειμών | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 58 γίνεται | obl | medium | Genitive/elliptical seasonal phrase; relation uncertain. |
| 57 | τε | τε | CCONJ | X | _ | 58 γίνεται | cc | high | Correlates with καὶ at 60. |
| 58 | γίνεται | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-PMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 42 συμβαίνουσιν | conj | high | Coordinated explanatory predicate. |
| 59 | καυματωδέστερος | καυματώδης | ADJ | A-NSM-C | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 58 γίνεται | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective. |
| 60 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 68 παρέχεται | cc | high | Correlates with τε at 57. |
| 61 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R | _ | 62 θέρει | case | high | |
| 62 | θέρει | θέρος | NOUN | N-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 68 παρέχεται | obl | high | |
| 63 | μετὰ | μετά | ADP | R | _ | 64 ἀχλύος | case | high | |
| 64 | ἀχλύος | ἀχλύς | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 68 παρέχεται | obl | high | |
| 65 | μᾶλλον | μᾶλλον | ADV | D-C | Degree=Cmp | 68 παρέχεται | advmod | high | |
| 66 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 67 κύκλος | det | high | |
| 67 | κύκλος | κύκλος | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 68 παρέχεται | nsubj | high | |
| 68 | παρέχεται | παρέχω | VERB | V-PMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 58 γίνεται | conj | high | Second coordinated seasonal clause. |
| 69 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 70 ἡλίου | det | high | |
| 70 | ἡλίου | ἥλιος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 72 χρόαν | nmod | high | |
| 71 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 72 χρόαν | det | high | |
| 72 | χρόαν | χροιά | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 68 παρέχεται | obj | high | |
| 73 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | R | _ | 75 εἰωθὸς | case | high | |
| 74 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 75 εἰωθὸς | det | high | |
| 75 | εἰωθὸς | ἔθω | VERB | V-RAP-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 72 χρόαν | obl | high | Substantivized perfect participle, the customary state. |
| 76 | ἤτοι | ἤτοι | CCONJ | X | _ | 79 ἐρυθρότερον | cc | high | Alternative coordination. |
| 77 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 79 ἐρυθρότερον | case | high | |
| 78 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 79 ἐρυθρότερον | det | high | |
| 79 | ἐρυθρότερον | ἐρυθρός | ADJ | A-ASN-C | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 75 εἰωθὸς | obl | high | Substantivized comparative: toward the redder hue. |
| 80 | ἢ | ἤ | CCONJ | C | _ | 86 μελάντερον | cc | high | |
| 81 | καὶ | καί | PART | X | _ | 83 ῥέπουσαν | advmod | medium | Emphatic/adverbial καί. |
| 82 | ἡσυχῇ | ἡσυχῇ | ADV | D | _ | 83 ῥέπουσαν | advmod | high | Quietly, imperceptibly. |
| 83 | ῥέπουσαν | ῥέπω | VERB | V-PAP-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 72 χρόαν | acl | high | Participial modifier of χρόαν, with implied subject/understood hue. |
| 84 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 86 μελάντερον | case | high | |
| 85 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 86 μελάντερον | det | high | |
| 86 | μελάντερον | μέλας | ADJ | A-ASN-C | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 83 ῥέπουσαν | obl | high | Substantivized comparative: toward the blacker hue. |
| 87 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 29 εἴωθεν | punct | high |