Grammar parses for passage 8.38.10
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τὸν μέν γε ἐπὶ τὰς Ἐχινάδας κατιόντα Ἀχελῷον διὰ τῆς Ἀκαρνάνων καὶ διʼ Αἰτωλίας ἔφησεν ἐν Ἰλιάδι Ὅμηρος ποταμῶν τῶν πάντων ἄρχοντα εἶναι, ἕτερον δὲ Ἀχελῷον ῥέοντα ἐκ Σιπύλου τοῦ ὄρους ἐποιήσατο αὐτόν τε τὸν ποταμὸν καὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸν Σίπυλον τοῦ λόγου προσθήκην τοῦ ἐς Νιόβην·
The sentence has two coordinated accusative subjects (Ἀχελῷον ... and ἕτερον ... Ἀχελῷον) governed by ἔφησεν with complementary εἶναι; in the second clause ἐποιήσατο takes αὐτόν as object and τὸν ποταμὸν καὶ τὸ ὄρος as coordinated predicative accusatives, with τὸν Σίπυλον appositional to τὸ ὄρος. The attachment of τοῦ λόγου προσθήκην τοῦ ἐς Νιόβην is somewhat interpretive.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 Ἀχελῷον | det | high | |
| 2 | μέν | μέν | PART | G- | _ | 8 Ἀχελῷον | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | γε | γε | PART | G- | _ | 2 μέν | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R- | _ | 6 Ἐχινάδας | case | high | |
| 5 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 6 Ἐχινάδας | det | high | |
| 6 | Ἐχινάδας | Ἐχινάδες | PROPN | Ne-Apf | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 7 κατιόντα | obl | high | Goal complement of κατιόντα. |
| 7 | κατιόντα | κάτειμι | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 8 Ἀχελῷον | acl | high | |
| 8 | Ἀχελῷον | Ἀχελῷος | PROPN | Ne-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἔφησεν | obj | high | First accusative subject of reported εἶναι. |
| 9 | διὰ | διά | ADP | R- | _ | 11 Ἀκαρνάνων | case | high | |
| 10 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Ἀκαρνάνων | det | high | |
| 11 | Ἀκαρνάνων | Ἀκαρνάνες | PROPN | Ne-Gpf | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 κατιόντα | obl | high | Route phrase; token form is genitive plural. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 13 διʼ | cc | high | |
| 13 | διʼ | διά | ADP | R- | _ | 14 Αἰτωλίας | case | high | Elided form of διά. |
| 14 | Αἰτωλίας | Αἰτωλία | PROPN | Ne-Gsf | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 κατιόντα | obl | high | |
| 15 | ἔφησεν | φημί | VERB | V-IAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite reporting verb. |
| 16 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R- | _ | 17 Ἰλιάδι | case | high | |
| 17 | Ἰλιάδι | Ἰλιάς | PROPN | Ne-Lsf | Case=Loc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἔφησεν | obl | high | Work title in locative. |
| 18 | Ὅμηρος | Ὅμηρος | PROPN | Ne-Nsm | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 15 ἔφησεν | nsubj | high | |
| 19 | ποταμῶν | ποταμός | NOUN | N-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 ἄρχοντα | nmod | high | |
| 20 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 21 πάντων | det | high | |
| 21 | πάντων | πᾶς | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 ποταμῶν | amod | high | |
| 22 | ἄρχοντα | ἄρχων | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with εἶναι. |
| 23 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PNA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 15 ἔφησεν | xcomp | high | Infinitival complement of ἔφησεν. |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἔφησεν | punct | high | |
| 25 | ἕτερον | ἕτερος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Ind | 27 Ἀχελῷον | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, second Achelous. |
| 26 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 15 ἔφησεν | cc | high | |
| 27 | Ἀχελῷον | Ἀχελῷος | PROPN | Ne-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 33 ἐποιήσατο | obj | high | Object of ἐποιήσατο; coordinated second subject in the narrative. |
| 28 | ῥέοντα | ῥέω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 27 Ἀχελῷον | acl | high | |
| 29 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R- | _ | 30 Σιπύλου | case | high | |
| 30 | Σιπύλου | Σίπυλος | PROPN | Ne-Gsm | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 28 ῥέοντα | obl | high | |
| 31 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 32 ὄρους | det | high | |
| 32 | ὄρους | ὄρος | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 30 Σιπύλου | appos | medium | Appositional specification of Σιπύλου. |
| 33 | ἐποιήσατο | ποιέω | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 15 ἔφησεν | conj | high | Second coordinated finite predicate. |
| 34 | αὐτόν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 33 ἐποιήσατο | obj | high | Object, referring to Homer. |
| 35 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C- | _ | 36 τὸν | cc | high | |
| 36 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 37 ποταμὸν | det | high | |
| 37 | ποταμὸν | ποταμός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 33 ἐποιήσατο | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative; coordinated with τὸ ὄρος. |
| 38 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 40 ὄρος | cc | high | |
| 39 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 40 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 40 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 33 ἐποιήσατο | xcomp | high | Predicative accusative coordinated with ποταμόν. |
| 41 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 42 Σίπυλον | det | high | |
| 42 | Σίπυλον | Σίπυλος | PROPN | Ne-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 40 ὄρος | appos | high | Apposition to τὸ ὄρος. |
| 43 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 44 λόγου | det | high | |
| 44 | λόγου | λόγος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 45 προσθήκην | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on προσθήκην. |
| 45 | προσθήκην | προσθήκη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 33 ἐποιήσατο | xcomp | medium | Further predicative/resultative accusative; exact attachment is interpretive. |
| 46 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 48 Νιόβην | det | high | Article with substantivized infinitive. |
| 47 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R- | _ | 48 Νιόβην | case | high | |
| 48 | Νιόβην | Νιόβη | PROPN | Ne-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 45 προσθήκην | nmod | medium | τοῦ ἐς Νιόβην: substantivized/elliptical phrase specifying the addition concerning Niobe. |
| 49 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἔφησεν | punct | high |
τρίτῳ δʼ οὖν καὶ τῷ περὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Λύκαιόν ἐστιν ὄνομα Ἀχελῷος.
The sentence is an elliptical naming construction: τὸ τρίτον/τρίτῳ ... ὄνομα Ἀχελῷος ἐστίν, with τῷ περὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Λύκαιον modifying the understood referent; the case and attachment of τρίτῳ are somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τρίτῳ | τρίτος | ADJ | A--DSM | Case=Dat|Degree=Pos|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ὄνομα | amod | low | Dative form is syntactically difficult; likely elliptical ordinal in a naming/listing construction. |
| 2 | δʼ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 12 ὄνομα | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | οὖν | οὖν | ADV | D-------- | _ | 12 ὄνομα | advmod | high | Inferential particle/adverb. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 Ἀχελῷος | cc | medium | Coordinates or adds the present naming clause. |
| 5 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | P----DSM- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 6 | περὶ | περί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 8 ὄρος | case | high | With accusative τὸ ὄρος, forming a modifier of the understood/name referent. |
| 7 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | P----ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 8 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | N--SAN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ὄνομα | nmod | medium | Object of περί; the larger περί phrase modifies the naming expression. |
| 9 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | P----NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 Λύκαιόν | det | high | |
| 10 | Λύκαιόν | Λύκαιος | PROPN | A--NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ὄρος | appos | medium | Neuter proper-name adjective agreeing with ὄρος; token accent/form is retained exactly. |
| 11 | ἐστιν | εἰμί | VERB | V-PIA3S-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular verb; the predicate nominative follows. |
| 12 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N--NSN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 11 ἐστιν | nsubj | high | Naming-expression subject/predicate nominal with ἐστίν. |
| 13 | Ἀχελῷος | Ἀχελῷος | PROPN | N--NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ὄνομα | appos | high | Proper name specifying the name. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐστιν | punct | high |