Grammar parses for passage 8.36.4
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Μεθυδρίου δὲ ὡς τριάκοντα ἀπέχει σταδίους Νυμφασία πηγή·
Pausanias’ wording is elliptical: Νυμφασία πηγή is best taken as a nominal cluster with appositional/predicative relation, and ὡς marks an approximate distance.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Μεθυδρίου | Μεθύδριον | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 πηγή | nmod | high | Genitive place-name modifying the source/location of the following measure phrase. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 5 ἀπέχει | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ὡς | ὡς | ADV | _ | _ | 4 τριάκοντα | advmod | high | Introduces approximation with the numeral. |
| 4 | τριάκοντα | τριάκοντα | NUM | _ | NumType=Card | 6 σταδίους | nummod | high | Cardinal numeral modifying the distance unit. |
| 5 | ἀπέχει | ἀπέχω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb. |
| 6 | σταδίους | στάδιον | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 ἀπέχει | obj | high | Accusative of extent/distance. |
| 7 | Νυμφασία | Νυμφασία | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 πηγή | nsubj | high | Subject of ἀπέχει. |
| 8 | πηγή | πηγή | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἀπέχει | nsubj | medium | Likely appositive/predicative noun with Νυμφασία; syntax is slightly compressed. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἀπέχει | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
τοσοῦτοι δὲ ἀπὸ Νυμφασίας ἕτεροι πρὸς τοὺς Μεγαλοπολιτῶν εἰσι καὶ Ὀρχομενίων τε κοινοὺς καὶ Καφυατῶν ὅρους.
The syntax is compressed: ὅρους is the main noun after πρός, with several genitive ethnic modifiers; κοινούς is likely predicative/appositional and may reflect an elided copula or stacked description.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοσοῦτοι | τοσοῦτος | ADJ | A-APM-N | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 εἰσι | nsubj | high | Predicative/adjectival subject with εἰσι. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 9 εἰσι | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 4 Νυμφασίας | case | high | Introduces source/starting point. |
| 4 | Νυμφασίας | Νυμφασία | PROPN | N-PRI-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 τοσοῦτοι | nmod | medium | Proper name in genitive after ἀπό; likely dependent on τοσοῦτοι. |
| 5 | ἕτεροι | ἕτερος | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 τοσοῦτοι | appos | medium | Likely appositive/additional descriptor of τοσοῦτοι. |
| 6 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 16 ὅρους | case | high | Preposition governing ὅρους. |
| 7 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 16 ὅρους | det | high | Article modifying ὅρους. |
| 8 | Μεγαλοπολιτῶν | Μεγαλοπολίτης | PROPN | N-PRI-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ὅρους | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ὅρους. |
| 9 | εἰσι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular root. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 13 κοινοὺς | cc | high | Connects the coordinated predicate/adjective. |
| 11 | Ὀρχομενίων | Ὀρχομένιος | PROPN | N-PRI-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ὅρους | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ὅρους. |
| 12 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 11 Ὀρχομενίων | advmod | medium | Enclitic connective; likely part of coordination with καὶ. |
| 13 | κοινοὺς | κοινός | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 εἰσι | xcomp | medium | Likely predicative/complement with implied εἶναι or appositional to ὅρους; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 11 Ὀρχομενίων | cc | high | Coordinates the two genitive modifiers. |
| 15 | Καφυατῶν | Καφυάτης | PROPN | N-PRI-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ὅρους | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ὅρους. |
| 16 | ὅρους | ὅρος | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 εἰσι | obj | high | Object of the copular predicate phrase; functionally the shared noun governed by πρός. |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 εἰσι | punct | high | Sentence-ending punctuation. |