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 predicate ἔφυγεν governs the ἡνίκα temporal clause; συνῴκησεν and δίδωσιν are coordinated narrative predicates. Φηγίαν ... ὀνομαζομένην is an accusative absolute-like descriptive supplement to Ψωφῖδα, with ἀπὸ τοῦ Φηγέως indicating the eponymous source; δίδωσιν is historical present.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | DA-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 Ἀλκμαίων | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 8 ἔφυγεν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Ἀλκμαίων | Ἀλκμαίων | PROPN | NE-NMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἔφυγεν | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | ἡνίκα | ἡνίκα | SCONJ | C-------- | _ | 8 ἔφυγεν | mark | high | Temporal subordinator. |
| 5 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | DA-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 μητέρα | det | high | |
| 6 | μητέρα | μήτηρ | NOUN | N1-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἀποκτείνας | obj | high | |
| 7 | ἀποκτείνας | ἀποκτείνω | VERB | V-PAANMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 ἔφυγεν | advcl | high | Conjunct participle, subject controlled by Ἀλκμαίων. |
| 8 | ἔφυγεν | φεύγω | VERB | V-2AAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 Ἄργους | case | high | |
| 10 | Ἄργους | Ἄργος | PROPN | NE-GNS | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἔφυγεν | obl | high | |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἔφυγεν | punct | high | |
| 12 | τότε | τότε | ADV | D-------- | _ | 25 συνῴκησεν | advmod | high | Correlative with ἡνίκα. |
| 13 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 Ψωφῖδα | case | high | |
| 14 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | DA-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 Ψωφῖδα | det | high | |
| 15 | Ψωφῖδα | Ψωφίς | PROPN | NE-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 ἐλθών | obl | high | Destination with ἐς. |
| 16 | ἐλθών | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-2AAPNMS | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 25 συνῴκησεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle, subject Ἀλκμαίων. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 16 ἐλθών | punct | high | |
| 18 | Φηγίαν | Φηγία | PROPN | NE-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 ὀνομαζομένην | obj | medium | Accusative descriptive supplement/apposition associated with Ψωφῖδα; syntactically dependent on ὀνομαζομένην. |
| 19 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 23 ὀνομαζομένην | advmod | high | |
| 20 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 22 Φηγέως | case | high | |
| 21 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | DA-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 Φηγέως | det | high | |
| 22 | Φηγέως | Φηγεύς | PROPN | NE-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 ὀνομαζομένην | obl | high | Eponymous source with ἀπό. |
| 23 | ὀνομαζομένην | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-PPPF-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 16 ἐλθών | advcl | medium | Supplementary passive participle; Φηγίαν is its accusative subject/complement construction. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 συνῴκησεν | punct | high | |
| 25 | συνῴκησεν | συνοικέω | VERB | V-AAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 8 ἔφυγεν | conj | high | Coordinated main predicate. |
| 26 | Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ | Ἀλφεσίβοια | PROPN | NE-DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 συνῴκησεν | obl | high | Dative partner with συνοικέω. |
| 27 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | DA-DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 θυγατρὶ | det | high | |
| 28 | Φηγέως | Φηγεύς | PROPN | NE-GMS | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 θυγατρὶ | nmod | high | Possessor/patronymic modifier. |
| 29 | θυγατρὶ | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | N3-DFS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ | appos | high | Apposition to Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ. |
| 30 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 41 δίδωσιν | cc | high | Coordinates the second object/predicate sequence. |
| 31 | αὐτῇ | αὐτός | PRON | P-D3FS | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 32 δῶρα | iobj | high | Dative recipient, coreferential with Ἀλφεσιβοίᾳ. |
| 32 | δῶρα | δῶρον | NOUN | N2-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 41 δίδωσιν | obj | high | First coordinated object of δίδωσιν. |
| 33 | ὡς | ὡς | ADV | D-------- | _ | 35 εἰκὸς | advmod | medium | Parenthetical idiomatic qualifier, ‘as was fitting/likely’. |
| 34 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | DA-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 35 εἰκὸς | det | high | |
| 35 | εἰκὸς | εἰκός | ADJ | A-NNS | Case=Nom|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 41 δίδωσιν | parataxis | medium | Substantivized neuter adjective in parenthetical expression τὸ εἰκός. |
| 36 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 37 ἄλλα | cc | high | |
| 37 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 41 δίδωσιν | conj | high | Substantivized adjective, coordinated with δῶρα. |
| 38 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 40 ὅρμον | cc | high | |
| 39 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | DA-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 40 ὅρμον | det | high | |
| 40 | ὅρμον | ὅρμος | NOUN | N2-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 41 δίδωσιν | conj | high | Coordinated object, ‘necklace/collar’. |
| 41 | δίδωσιν | δίδωμι | VERB | V-PAI3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 25 συνῴκησεν | conj | high | Historical present coordinated with συνῴκησεν. |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἔφυγεν | 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.
The passage contains a difficult quoted infinitival construction after διδάσκει and a problematic final clause with ἀνέφηνεν; attachments for the relative clause and final accusative are consequently tentative.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 3 οἰκοῦντι | mark | medium | Temporal/concessive-subordinating ὡς; exact force is context-sensitive. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 κατέφυγεν | cc | high | |
| 3 | οἰκοῦντι | οἰκέω | VERB | V-PAP-DMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 9 ἐγίνετο | advcl | medium | Dative circumstantial participle agreeing with αὐτῷ. |
| 4 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-D3MS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 3 οἰκοῦντι | nsubj | high | |
| 5 | παρὰ | παρά | ADP | PREP | _ | 7 Ἀρκάσιν | case | high | |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | T-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 7 Ἀρκάσιν | det | high | |
| 7 | Ἀρκάσιν | Ἀρκάς | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 3 οἰκοῦντι | obl | high | |
| 8 | οὐδὲν | οὐδείς | PRON | P-A-N | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 9 ἐγίνετο | nsubj | high | Substantival neuter, ‘nothing’. |
| 9 | ἐγίνετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-IMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 14 κατέφυγεν | advcl | medium | Imperfect middle with comparative predicate ῥᾴων. |
| 10 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 νόσος | det | high | |
| 11 | νόσος | νόσος | NOUN | N-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐγίνετο | nsubj | high | |
| 12 | ῥᾴων | ῥᾴων | ADJ | A-NSF-C | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 ἐγίνετο | xcomp | high | Comparative predicate adjective. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 κατέφυγεν | punct | high | |
| 14 | κατέφυγεν | καταφεύγω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 15 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 17 μαντεῖον | case | high | |
| 16 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 μαντεῖον | det | high | |
| 17 | μαντεῖον | μαντεῖον | NOUN | N-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 κατέφυγεν | obl | high | |
| 18 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ANS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 17 μαντεῖον | det | high | Repeated article introducing the attributive relative/location phrase. |
| 19 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 20 Δελφοῖς | case | high | |
| 20 | Δελφοῖς | Δελφοί | PROPN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 μαντεῖον | nmod | high | |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 διδάσκει | punct | high | |
| 22 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 διδάσκει | cc | high | |
| 23 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-D3MS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 26 διδάσκει | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive διδάσκει ... συνακολουθήσειν. |
| 24 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 25 Πυθία | det | high | |
| 25 | Πυθία | Πυθία | PROPN | N-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 διδάσκει | nsubj | high | |
| 26 | διδάσκει | διδάσκω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 14 κατέφυγεν | conj | high | Coordinates with κατέφυγεν. |
| 27 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 29 ἀλάστορα | det | high | |
| 28 | Ἐριφύλης | Ἐριφύλη | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ἀλάστορα | nmod | high | Possessive/relational genitive. |
| 29 | ἀλάστορα | ἀλάστωρ | NOUN | N-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | obj | medium | Object of συνακολουθήσειν; semantic identification as avenging spirit. |
| 30 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 31 ταύτην | case | high | |
| 31 | ταύτην | οὗτος | PRON | P-DAFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 34 χώραν | det | high | Demonstrative determiner modifying χώραν. |
| 32 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | P-3DMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | iobj | medium | Dative pronoun, likely ethical/possessive dative; orthography overlaps article. |
| 33 | μόνην | μόνος | ADJ | A-AFS | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 χώραν | amod | high | |
| 34 | χώραν | χώρα | NOUN | N-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | obl | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 35 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | ADV | Polarity=Neg | 36 συνακολουθήσειν | advmod | high | |
| 36 | συνακολουθήσειν | συνακολουθέω | VERB | V-FAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Fut|Voice=Act | 26 διδάσκει | ccomp | high | Accusative-and-infinitive complement of διδάσκει. |
| 37 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 38 ἥτις | punct | high | |
| 38 | ἥτις | ὅστις | PRON | P-RAFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 39 ἐστὶ | nsubj | high | Relative pronoun, referring to χώραν. |
| 39 | ἐστὶ | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 26 διδάσκει | ccomp | medium | Relative clause coordinated/loosely attached to the quoted proposition. |
| 40 | νεωτάτη | νέος | ADJ | A-SFS-S | Case=Nom|Degree=Sup|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 39 ἐστὶ | xcomp | high | Superlative predicate adjective. |
| 41 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | cc | medium | Coordinates the second predicate clause. |
| 42 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | T-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 43 θάλασσα | det | high | |
| 43 | θάλασσα | θάλασσα | NOUN | N-NFS | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | nsubj | high | |
| 44 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 46 μιάσματος | det | high | |
| 45 | μητρῴου | μητρῷος | ADJ | A-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 46 μιάσματος | amod | high | |
| 46 | μιάσματος | μίασμα | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | obj | medium | Genitive object with ἀναφαίνω in the sense ‘reveal/display’; construction is textually difficult. |
| 47 | ἀνέφηνεν | ἀναφαίνω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 39 ἐστὶ | conj | low | Form and clause linkage are difficult; likely a coordinated verb under the relative clause. |
| 48 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | ADV | Degree=Pos | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | advmod | high | |
| 49 | αὐτήν | αὐτός | PRON | P-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 47 ἀνέφηνεν | obj | medium | Accusative object, probably referring to χώραν; syntactic construction is difficult. |
| 50 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 κατέφυγεν | punct | high |