Grammar parses for passage 8.24.8
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ὁ δὲ Ἀλκμαίων ἡνίκα τὴν μητέρα ἀποκτείνας ἔφυγεν ἐξ Ἄργους, τότε ἐς τὴν Ψωφῖδα ἐλθών, Φηγίαν ἔτι ἀπὸ τοῦ Φηγέως ὀνομαζομένην, συνῴκησεν Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ τῇ Φηγέως θυγατρὶ καὶ αὐτῇ δῶρα ὡς τὸ εἰκὸς καὶ ἄλλα καὶ τὸν ὅρμον δίδωσιν.
Main clause sequence centers on ἔφυγεν and συνῴκησεν/δίδωσιν, with participial and temporal clauses attached; Φηγίαν is syntactically ambiguous in this transmitted text.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Ἀλκμαίων | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 3 Ἀλκμαίων | discourse | high | |
| 3 | Ἀλκμαίων | Ἀλκμαίων | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἔφυγεν | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | ἡνίκα | ἡνίκα | SCONJ | _ | _ | 8 ἔφυγεν | mark | high | |
| 5 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 μητέρα | det | high | |
| 6 | μητέρα | μήτηρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἀποκτείνας | obj | high | |
| 7 | ἀποκτείνας | ἀποκτείνω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἔφυγεν | advcl | high | |
| 8 | ἔφυγεν | φεύγω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 10 Ἄργους | case | high | |
| 10 | Ἄργους | Ἄργος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἔφυγεν | obl | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἔφυγεν | punct | high | |
| 12 | τότε | τότε | ADV | _ | _ | 25 συνῴκησεν | advmod | high | |
| 13 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 15 Ψωφῖδα | case | high | |
| 14 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 15 Ψωφῖδα | det | high | |
| 15 | Ψωφῖδα | Ψωφίς | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐλθών | obl | high | |
| 16 | ἐλθών | ἔρχομαι | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 συνῴκησεν | advcl | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 ἐλθών | punct | high | |
| 18 | Φηγίαν | Φηγία | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 συνῴκησεν | obj | medium | Likely adjective used substantively or as an attributive with omitted noun; form uncertain. |
| 19 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | _ | _ | 25 συνῴκησεν | advmod | high | |
| 20 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 22 Φηγέως | case | high | |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 Φηγέως | det | high | |
| 22 | Φηγέως | Φηγεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 ὀνομαζομένην | obl | high | |
| 23 | ὀνομαζομένην | ὀνομάζω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 18 Φηγίαν | acl | high | |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 συνῴκησεν | punct | high | |
| 25 | συνῴκησεν | συνοικέω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 8 ἔφυγεν | conj | high | |
| 26 | Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ | Ἀλφεσιβοία | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 συνῴκησεν | iobj | high | |
| 27 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 θυγατρὶ | det | high | |
| 28 | Φηγέως | Φηγεύς | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 θυγατρὶ | nmod | high | |
| 29 | θυγατρὶ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ | appos | high | Dative apposition with Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ. |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 41 δίδωσιν | cc | high | |
| 31 | αὐτῇ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 41 δίδωσιν | iobj | high | |
| 32 | δῶρα | δῶρον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 41 δίδωσιν | obj | high | |
| 33 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 35 εἰκὸς | mark | high | |
| 34 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 35 εἰκὸς | det | high | |
| 35 | εἰκὸς | εἰκός | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 41 δίδωσιν | advcl | medium | Often treated adverbially as 'as was likely/proper'; morphology is adjectival/neuter participial-like. |
| 36 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 37 ἄλλα | cc | high | |
| 37 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 32 δῶρα | conj | high | |
| 38 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 40 ὅρμον | cc | high | |
| 39 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 40 ὅρμον | det | high | |
| 40 | ὅρμον | ὅρμος | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 32 δῶρα | conj | high | |
| 41 | δίδωσιν | δίδωμι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 25 συνῴκησεν | conj | high | |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 συνῴκησεν | punct | high |
ὡς δὲ οἰκοῦντι αὐτῷ παρὰ τοῖς Ἀρκάσιν οὐδὲν ἐγίνετο ἡ νόσος ῥᾴων, κατέφυγεν ἐπὶ τὸ μαντεῖον τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖς, καὶ αὐτὸν ἡ Πυθία διδάσκει τὸν Ἐριφύλης ἀλάστορα ἐς ταύτην οἱ μόνην χώραν οὐ συνακολουθήσειν, ἥτις ἐστὶ νεωτάτη καὶ ἡ θάλασσα τοῦ μητρῴου μιάσματος ἀνέφηνεν ὕστερον αὐτήν.
Syntax is somewhat difficult because the sentence contains multiple coordinated clauses and a relative clause; token 32 is especially uncertain in the phrase οἱ μόνην χώραν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 9 ἐγίνετο | mark | high | Introduces subordinate clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 9 ἐγίνετο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οἰκοῦντι | οἰκέω | VERB | PAP- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 4 αὐτῷ | amod | medium | Likely participle modifying αὐτῷ. |
| 4 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | - | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἐγίνετο | obl | high | Dative of person with participle. |
| 5 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | _ | _ | 7 Ἀρκάσιν | case | high | Governed by Ἀρκάσιν. |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 Ἀρκάσιν | det | high | Article with proper noun. |
| 7 | Ἀρκάσιν | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 ἐγίνετο | obl | high | Object of παρὰ. |
| 8 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ῥᾴων | nsubj | medium | Probably subject of comparative predicate ῥᾴων. |
| 9 | ἐγίνετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 14 κατέφυγεν | advcl | high | Temporal/clausal subordinate clause with ὡς. |
| 10 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 νόσος | det | high | Article. |
| 11 | νόσος | νόσος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐγίνετο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐγίνετο. |
| 12 | ῥᾴων | ῥᾴων | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐγίνετο | xcomp | medium | Predicative comparative with νόσος as subject. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 κατέφυγεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 14 | κατέφυγεν | καταφεύγω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 15 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | _ | _ | 17 μαντεῖον | case | high | Takes accusative. |
| 16 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 μαντεῖον | det | high | Article. |
| 17 | μαντεῖον | μαντεῖον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 κατέφυγεν | obl | high | Goal with ἐπί. |
| 18 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 μαντεῖον | det | high | Article for appositive/relative modifier. |
| 19 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 20 Δελφοῖς | case | high | Preposition. |
| 20 | Δελφοῖς | Δελφοί | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 μαντεῖον | nmod | high | Locative modifier of μαντεῖον. |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 κατέφυγεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 26 διδάσκει | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 23 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 διδάσκει | obj | high | Direct object of διδάσκει. |
| 24 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 Πυθία | det | high | Article. |
| 25 | Πυθία | Πυθία | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 διδάσκει | nsubj | high | Subject of διδάσκει. |
| 26 | διδάσκει | διδάσκω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 14 κατέφυγεν | conj | high | Coordinated with κατέφυγεν. |
| 27 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἀλάστορα | det | high | Article. |
| 28 | Ἐριφύλης | Ἐριφύλη | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ἀλάστορα | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἀλάστορα. |
| 29 | ἀλάστορα | ἀλάστωρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | obj | high | Infinitival complement object. |
| 30 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 34 χώραν | case | high | Takes accusative. |
| 31 | ταύτην | οὗτος | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 χώραν | det | high | Demonstrative determiner. |
| 32 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 34 χώραν | det | low | Likely corrupt/odd reading; taken as article or pronoun agreeing with χώραν only loosely. |
| 33 | μόνην | μόνος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 χώραν | amod | high | Adnominal modifier. |
| 34 | χώραν | χώρα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | obl | high | Goal/location of infinitive. |
| 35 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | advmod | high | Negation of infinitive. |
| 36 | συνακολουθήσειν | συνακολουθέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 26 διδάσκει | xcomp | high | Complementary infinitive. |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 διδάσκει | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 38 | ἥτις | ὅστις | PRON | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 39 ἐστὶ | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun subject. |
| 39 | ἐστὶ | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Likely root of a relative clause continuing from προηγούμενο. |
| 40 | νεωτάτη | νέος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 39 ἐστὶ | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective. |
| 41 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 39 ἐστὶ | cc | high | Connects coordinated clause. |
| 42 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 43 θάλασσα | det | high | Article. |
| 43 | θάλασσα | θάλασσα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀνέφηνεν. |
| 44 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 46 μιάσματος | det | high | Article. |
| 45 | μητρῴου | μητρῷος | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 46 μιάσματος | amod | high | Adjectival modifier. |
| 46 | μιάσματος | μίασμα | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 43 θάλασσα | nmod | high | Genitive complement. |
| 47 | ἀνέφηνεν | ἀναφαίνω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 39 ἐστὶ | conj | high | Coordinated clause. |
| 48 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | _ | _ | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 49 | αὐτήν | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | obj | high | Direct object. |
| 50 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 39 ἐστὶ | punct | high | Punctuation. |