Grammar parses for passage 8.28.6
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χρόνῳ δὲ ὕστερον ἄλλα τε ἐχρήσθη σφίσιν ἐκ Δωδώνης, ὁποῖα δρῶντες ἱλάσεσθαι τὴν θεὸν ἔμελλον, καὶ ἄγαλμα ἐποιήσαντο Ἀθηνᾶς ἔχον τραῦμα ἐπὶ τοῦ μηροῦ.
The construction has an impersonal/passive ἐχρήσθη with dative σφίσιν and an embedded ὁποῖα-clause; ἱλάσεσθαι is an infinitive governed by ἔμελλον, while ἔχον agrees with ἄγαλμα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | χρόνῳ | χρόνος | NOUN | n-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐχρήσθη | obl | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 6 ἐχρήσθη | cc | high | |
| 3 | ὕστερον | ὕστερον | ADV | d-------- | _ | 6 ἐχρήσθη | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative of temporal sequence. |
| 4 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | ADJ | a-p---na- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 ἐχρήσθη | nsubj:pass | medium | Neuter plural subject of passive ἐχρήσθη. |
| 5 | τε | τε | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 4 ἄλλα | cc | high | |
| 6 | ἐχρήσθη | χράω | VERB | v3spme--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Passive/impersonal use; plural neuter subject permits singular agreement. |
| 7 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | p---mdp- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 6 ἐχρήσθη | iobj | high | |
| 8 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | r-------- | _ | 9 Δωδώνης | case | high | |
| 9 | Δωδώνης | Δωδώνη | PROPN | n-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἐχρήσθη | obl | high | Source/origin complement. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ὁποῖα | punct | high | |
| 11 | ὁποῖα | ὁποῖος | PRON | p-p---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 12 δρῶντες | obj | medium | Relatival/indefinite-correlative object, referring to the things received. |
| 12 | δρῶντες | δράω | VERB | v-papamn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 16 ἔμελλον | advcl | high | Participial circumstance with understood male subject. |
| 13 | ἱλάσεσθαι | ἱλάσκομαι | VERB | v--anm--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 16 ἔμελλον | xcomp | high | |
| 14 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 θεὸν | det | high | |
| 15 | θεὸν | θεός | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ἱλάσεσθαι | obj | high | Feminine θεός, referring to the goddess. |
| 16 | ἔμελλον | μέλλω | VERB | v3piia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 6 ἐχρήσθη | acl:relcl | medium | Finite verb of the ὁποῖα-clause; subject is the understood recipients. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 18 καὶ | punct | high | |
| 18 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 20 ἐποιήσαντο | cc | high | |
| 19 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ἐποιήσαντο | obj | high | |
| 20 | ἐποιήσαντο | ποιέω | VERB | v3pmai--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 6 ἐχρήσθη | conj | high | Coordinated finite verb. |
| 21 | Ἀθηνᾶς | Ἀθηνᾶ | PROPN | n-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 19 ἄγαλμα | nmod | high | Genitive of the represented deity. |
| 22 | ἔχον | ἔχω | VERB | v-sppana- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 19 ἄγαλμα | acl | high | Agrees with ἄγαλμα. |
| 23 | τραῦμα | τραῦμα | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ἔχον | obj | high | |
| 24 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 26 μηροῦ | case | high | |
| 25 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 μηροῦ | det | high | |
| 26 | μηροῦ | μηρός | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 τραῦμα | obl | high | ἐπί with genitive denotes location on the thigh. |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐχρήσθη | punct | high |
τοῦτο καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ ἄγαλμα εἶδον, τελαμῶνι πορφυρῷ τὸν μηρὸν κατειλημένον.
The first-person plural-looking form εἶδον is parsed as first-person singular aorist active (“I saw”); κατειλημένον is a perfect passive participle agreeing with τὸν μηρόν, while τελαμῶνι πορφυρῷ is an instrumental dative phrase describing the thigh as bound with a purple bandage.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | PDNSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 εἶδον | obj | high | |
| 2 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 3 αὐτὸς | cc | high | |
| 3 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | PNSM1S | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 εἶδον | nsubj | high | Intensive pronoun: “I myself.” |
| 4 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RASNS | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 ἄγαλμα | det | high | |
| 5 | ἄγαλμα | ἄγαλμα | NOUN | NASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 6 εἶδον | obj | high | |
| 6 | εἶδον | ὁράω | VERB | VAAI1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Form is also compatible with 3rd plural in isolation, but context requires 1st singular. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 εἶδον | punct | high | |
| 8 | τελαμῶνι | τελαμών | NOUN | NDSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 κατειλημένον | obl | medium | Instrumental dative of means/material. |
| 9 | πορφυρῷ | πορφύρεος | ADJ | AODSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 τελαμῶνι | amod | high | |
| 10 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | RASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 μηρὸν | det | high | |
| 11 | μηρὸν | μηρός | NOUN | NASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 κατειλημένον | obj | high | |
| 12 | κατειλημένον | καταλαμβάνω | VERB | VPPASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|Voice=Pass | 6 εἶδον | acl | high | Perfect passive participle; agrees with τὸν μηρόν. |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 εἶδον | punct | high |
καὶ ἄλλα ἐν Τεύθιδι, Ἀφροδίτης τε ἱερὸν καὶ Ἀρτέμιδός ἐστι.
The clause is existential: ἱερὸν is the understood subject/predicate noun with ἐστι, while Ἀφροδίτης and Ἀρτέμιδος are genitives dependent on ἱερὸν; ἄλλα is an accusative plural neuter object/elliptical continuation from context. The coordination and attachment of ἄλλα are somewhat context-dependent.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 11 ἐστι | cc | high | |
| 2 | ἄλλα | ἄλλος | PRON | A-P---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 ἐστι | obj | medium | Substantivized neuter plural; syntactic attachment is partly supplied by context. |
| 3 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | Prep | _ | 4 Τεύθιδι | case | high | |
| 4 | Τεύθιδι | Τεῦθις | PROPN | N----DS- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐστι | obl | high | Place name in dative governed by ἐν. |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | Punct | _ | 11 ἐστι | punct | high | |
| 6 | Ἀφροδίτης | Ἀφροδίτη | PROPN | N---GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἱερὸν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἱερόν. |
| 7 | τε | τε | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 6 Ἀφροδίτης | cc | medium | Correlative/continuative τε, coordinating the following sanctuary phrase. |
| 8 | ἱερὸν | ἱερός | NOUN | N----NS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Neuter nominative subject of ἐστι. |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 8 ἱερὸν | cc | high | |
| 10 | Ἀρτέμιδός | Ἄρτεμις | PROPN | N---GS- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 ἱερὸν | nmod | high | Genitive coordinated with Ἀφροδίτης and dependent on ἱερόν. |
| 11 | ἐστι | εἰμί | AUX | V3SPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | Punct | _ | 11 ἐστι | punct | high |