Grammar parses for passage 8.22.9
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φασὶ δὲ ἕπεσθαι θηρευτὴν ἄνδρα ἐλάφῳ φευγούσῃ, καὶ τὴν μὲν ἐς τὸ τέλμα ἵεσθαι, τὸν δὲ ἄνδρα τὸν θηρευτὴν ἐπακολουθοῦντα ὑπὸ τοῦ θυμοῦ κατόπιν τῆς ἐλάφου νήχεσθαι·
The sentence is a chain of infinitival indirect statements under φασί; the main difficulty is the appositional/possibly corrupt acc. θηρευτὴν with ἄνδρα and the coordinated ellipsis in the second clause.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | φασὶ | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main reporting verb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 1 φασὶ | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἕπεσθαι | ἕπομαι | VERB | V-PNM | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 1 φασὶ | ccomp | high | Complement of φασί. |
| 4 | θηρευτὴν | θηρευτής | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἄνδρα | amod | low | Likely accusative adjective-like form modifying ἄνδρα; form is unusual/possibly textual issue. |
| 5 | ἄνδρα | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἕπεσθαι | nsubj | high | Subject of infinitive ἕπεσθαι. |
| 6 | ἐλάφῳ | ἔλαφος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἕπεσθαι | iobj | high | Dative complement with ἕπεσθαι. |
| 7 | φευγούσῃ | φεύγω | VERB | V-PAP-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 6 ἐλάφῳ | acl | high | Participial modifier of ἐλάφῳ. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἕπεσθαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C | _ | 15 ἵεσθαι | cc | high | Coordinates the second infinitival clause. |
| 10 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 ἵεσθαι | det | high | Article with omitted noun implied by context. |
| 11 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G | _ | 10 τὴν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 12 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R | _ | 14 τέλμα | case | high | Preposition governing τέλμα. |
| 13 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 τέλμα | det | high | Article with τέλμα. |
| 14 | τέλμα | τέλμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 ἵεσθαι | obl | high | Goal phrase of ἵεσθαι. |
| 15 | ἵεσθαι | ἵημι | VERB | V-PNM | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 3 ἕπεσθαι | conj | high | Second infinitival complement coordinated with ἕπεσθαι. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἵεσθαι | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 17 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 ἄνδρα | det | high | Article with ἄνδρα. |
| 18 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G | _ | 17 τὸν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 19 | ἄνδρα | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 νήχεσθαι | nsubj | high | Subject of νήχεσθαι. |
| 20 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 θηρευτὴν | det | high | Article with θηρευτὴν. |
| 21 | θηρευτὴν | θηρευτής | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἄνδρα | appos | high | Appositive to ἄνδρα. |
| 22 | ἐπακολουθοῦντα | ἐπακολουθέω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 19 ἄνδρα | acl | high | Participial modifier of ἄνδρα. |
| 23 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R | _ | 25 θυμοῦ | case | high | Preposition governing θυμοῦ. |
| 24 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 θυμοῦ | det | high | Article with θυμοῦ. |
| 25 | θυμοῦ | θυμός | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 νήχεσθαι | obl | high | Cause/instrument phrase with νήχεσθαι. |
| 26 | κατόπιν | κατόπιν | ADV | D | _ | 29 νήχεσθαι | advmod | high | Adverbial modifier of νήχεσθαι. |
| 27 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | RA-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 28 ἐλάφου | det | high | Article with ἐλάφου. |
| 28 | ἐλάφου | ἔλαφος | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 κατόπιν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of κατόπιν. |
| 29 | νήχεσθαι | νήχομαι | VERB | V-PNM | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 15 ἵεσθαι | conj | high | Third infinitival clause coordinated under the reporting verb. |
| 30 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 φασὶ | punct | high | Punctuation. |
καὶ οὕτω τὸ βάραθρον τήν τε ἔλαφον καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῇ τὸν ἄνδρα ὑπεδέξατο.
Syntax is a straightforward main clause with coordinated accusative objects; ἐπʼ αὐτῇ is a prepositional phrase modifying the middle object sequence.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 13 ὑπεδέξατο | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking the paired objects. |
| 2 | οὕτω | οὕτως | ADV | _ | _ | 13 ὑπεδέξατο | advmod | high | Adverb modifying the main verb. |
| 3 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 βάραθρον | det | high | Article with βάραθρον. |
| 4 | βάραθρον | βάραθρον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 13 ὑπεδέξατο | obj | high | First coordinated object of ὑπεδέξατο. |
| 5 | τήν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 ἔλαφον | det | high | Article with ἔλαφον. |
| 6 | τε | τε | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 ἔλαφον | cc | high | Enclitic coordinating particle in the correlative pair τήν τε ... καὶ ... |
| 7 | ἔλαφον | ἔλαφος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ὑπεδέξατο | obj | high | Second coordinated object, with the following καὶ introducing the second member of the pair. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 12 ἄνδρα | cc | high | Links the second coordinated object phrase with ἔλαφον. |
| 9 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | Case=Dat | 10 αὐτῇ | case | high | Preposition governing the dative. |
| 10 | αὐτῇ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 12 ἄνδρα | obl | medium | Dative complement of ἐπί; antecedent likely the pit or contextually the deer. |
| 11 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 ἄνδρα | det | high | Article with ἄνδρα. |
| 12 | ἄνδρα | ἀνήρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ὑπεδέξατο | obj | high | Third object in the coordinated pair after καὶ. |
| 13 | ὑπεδέξατο | ὑποδέχομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite main verb. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ὑπεδέξατο | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
τούτοις δὲ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τὸ ὕδωρ ἐπακολουθῆσαί φασιν, ὥστε ἐς ἡμέραν Στυμφαλίοις ἐξήραντο ἅπαν τοῦ πεδίου τὸ λιμνάζον·
The sentence has an indirect statement after φασιν and a ὥστε-result clause; the syntax of Στυμφαλίοις and the participial phrase τὸ λιμνάζον is somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τούτοις | οὗτος | PRON | Pd-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 8 φασιν | obl | high | Dative plural demonstrative, likely dative of relation/reference with φασιν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | u-------- | _ | 8 φασιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 ποταμοῦ | det | high | Article modifying ποταμοῦ. |
| 4 | ποταμοῦ | ποταμός | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ὕδωρ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ὕδωρ, expressing source/possession. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ὕδωρ | det | high | Article modifying ὕδωρ. |
| 6 | ὕδωρ | ὕδωρ | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἐπακολουθῆσαί | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐπακολουθῆσαι in indirect statement. |
| 7 | ἐπακολουθῆσαί | ἐπακολουθέω | VERB | v--ana--- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 φασιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive complement to φασιν. |
| 8 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb; governs infinitival complement. |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 φασιν | punct | high | Comma. |
| 10 | ὥστε | ὥστε | SCONJ | c-------- | _ | 14 ἐξήραντο | mark | high | Introduces result clause. |
| 11 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | r-------- | _ | 12 ἡμέραν | case | high | Preposition governing ἡμέραν. |
| 12 | ἡμέραν | ἡμέρα | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐξήραντο | obl | medium | Adverbial accusative with ἐς, likely temporal ('for a day'). |
| 13 | Στυμφαλίοις | Στυμφαλίοι | PROPN | Np-p---md- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur | 14 ἐξήραντο | obl | medium | Dative plural ethnic/name used adverbially; syntax somewhat uncertain. |
| 14 | ἐξήραντο | ἐξηραίνω | VERB | v3pii--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 8 φασιν | advcl | high | Finite subordinate clause introduced by ὥστε. |
| 15 | ἅπαν | ἅπας | ADJ | a-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 λιμνάζον | amod | high | Modifier of λιμνάζον. |
| 16 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 πεδίου | det | high | Article modifying πεδίου. |
| 17 | πεδίου | πεδίον | NOUN | n-s---ng- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 19 λιμνάζον | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of λιμνάζον. |
| 18 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 λιμνάζον | det | high | Article modifying λιμνάζον. |
| 19 | λιμνάζον | λιμνάζω | VERB | v-spppa-- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 14 ἐξήραντο | obj | medium | Participle used substantively; exact function in the clause is somewhat uncertain, likely object/predicative noun phrase. |
| 20 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἐξήραντο | punct | high | Middle dot punctuation. |