Grammar parses for passage 8.5.10
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Πολυμήστορι δὲ οὐ γενομένων παίδων παρέλαβεν Αἶχμις τὴν ἀρχήν,
Genitive absolute with οὐ γενομένων παίδων; the dative Πολυμήστορι is best taken as an oblique dependent of that construction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Πολυμήστορι | Πολυμήστωρ | PROPN | N-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 γενομένων | obl | high | Dative with γενομένων, likely dependent on the participle phrase. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 6 παρέλαβεν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | D-------- | _ | 4 γενομένων | advmod | high | Negates the participle γενομένων. |
| 4 | γενομένων | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-prppmg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 6 παρέλαβεν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 5 | παίδων | παῖς | NOUN | N-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 γενομένων | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive absolute participle. |
| 6 | παρέλαβεν | παραλαμβάνω | VERB | V-3sria-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 7 | Αἶχμις | Αἶχμις | PROPN | N-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 παρέλαβεν | nsubj | high | Subject of παρέλαβεν. |
| 8 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 ἀρχήν | det | high | Article modifying ἀρχήν. |
| 9 | ἀρχήν | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 παρέλαβεν | obj | high | Direct object of παρέλαβεν. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 παρέλαβεν | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
Βριάκα μὲν παῖς, Πολυμήστορος δὲ ἀδελφιδοῦς· Αἰγινήτου γὰρ ἦν καὶ Βριάκας, νεώτερος δὲ ἦν Πολυμήστορος.
The sentence consists of several loosely linked copular/predicative clauses with asyndetic apposition and particles (μέν, δέ, γάρ), and the genitive forms are partly ambiguous in syntactic function.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Βριάκα | Βριάκης | PROPN | NNP | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 παῖς | nsubj | medium | Form appears accusative but functions as predicative/appositive subject; morphology uncertain. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G-------- | _ | 1 Βριάκα | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | παῖς | παῖς | NOUN | N-S---FN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | First clause nucleus in apposition/predicate relation. |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 παῖς | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 5 | Πολυμήστορος | Πολύμηστωρ | PROPN | NNP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἀδελφιδοῦς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀδελφιδοῦς. |
| 6 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 7 ἀδελφιδοῦς | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 7 | ἀδελφιδοῦς | ἀδελφιδοῦς | NOUN | N-S---MN- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second clause nucleus/predicate. |
| 8 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἀδελφιδοῦς | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | Αἰγινήτου | Αἰγινήτης | PROPN | NNP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Likely genitive subject in an elliptical existential clause; analysis uncertain. |
| 10 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | G-------- | _ | 11 ἦν | discourse | high | Explanatory particle. |
| 11 | ἦν | εἰμί | VERB | V-3SIIA--- | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/existential verb. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 Βριάκας | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 13 | Βριάκας | Βριάκης | PROPN | NNP | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Likely nominative subject, though form is orthographically ambiguous. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 15 | νεώτερος | νεώτερος | ADJ | A--S---MN- | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 Πολυμήστορος | amod | medium | Predicative adjective agreeing with Πολυμήστορος. |
| 16 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 17 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 17 | ἦν | εἰμί | VERB | V-3SIIA--- | Aspect=Imp|Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Second copular clause; could be paratactic to the previous ἦν. |
| 18 | Πολυμήστορος | Πολύμηστωρ | PROPN | NNP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Genitive form used in a comparative/copular predication; syntactic role uncertain. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 ἦν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
Αἴχμιδος δὲ βασιλεύσαντος Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐγένετο ὁ πρὸς Μεσσηνίους πόλεμος·
Genitive absolute (Αἴχμιδος δὲ βασιλεύσαντος) sets the temporal background for the main clause with ἐγένετο.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Αἴχμιδος | Αἴχμις | PROPN | N-PRI-GF-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 βασιλεύσαντος | nsubj | high | Proper name in genitive absolute with participle. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | G-------- | _ | 5 ἐγένετο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | βασιλεύσαντος | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-AAP-GSM | Aspect=Perf|Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 ἐγένετο | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 4 | Λακεδαιμονίοις | Λακεδαιμόνιος | PROPN | N-PRI-DP | Case=Dat|Number=Plur | 3 βασιλεύσαντος | obl | medium | Dative with βασιλεύσαντος, likely the governing/affected people; proper-name adjective used substantively. |
| 5 | ἐγένετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 6 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | L-S---NS- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 9 πόλεμος | det | high | Article modifying πόλεμος. |
| 7 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | R--------- | _ | 8 Μεσσηνίους | case | high | Preposition governing Μεσσηνίους. |
| 8 | Μεσσηνίους | Μεσσήνιος | PROPN | A-PRI-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 πόλεμος | nmod | high | Adjectival ethnicon used substantively. |
| 9 | πόλεμος | πόλεμος | NOUN | N--NSM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἐγένετο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐγένετο. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐγένετο | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |