Grammar parses for passage 9.21.2
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εἶδον δὲ καὶ ταύρους τούς τε Αἰθιοπικούς, οὓς ἐπὶ τῷ συμβεβηκότι ὀνομάζουσι ῥινόκερως, ὅτι σφίσιν ἐπʼ ἄκρᾳ τῇ ῥινὶ ἓν ἑκάστῳ κέρας καὶ ἄλλο ὑπὲρ αὐτὸ οὐ μέγα, ἐπὶ δὲ τῆς κεφαλῆς οὐδὲ ἀρχὴν κέρατά ἐστι,
The ὅτι clause explains the name: each animal has one horn on the tip of its nose and another above it, but no horns at all on the head. Token 38 is morphosyntactically anomalous as accusative plural with singular ἐστι; retained as written and analyzed as the existential subject with low certainty.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἶδον | ὁράω | VERB | V-2AAI-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 εἶδον | cc | high | |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 ταύρους | cc | high | |
| 4 | ταύρους | ταῦρος | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 1 εἶδον | obj | high | |
| 5 | τούς | ὁ | DET | T-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ταύρους | det | high | |
| 6 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 Αἰθιοπικούς | cc | high | |
| 7 | Αἰθιοπικούς | Αἰθιοπικός | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ταύρους | amod | high | |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 ταύρους | punct | high | |
| 9 | οὓς | ὅς | PRON | R-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 13 ὀνομάζουσι | obj | high | Relative pronoun resumes ταύρους. |
| 10 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 12 συμβεβηκότι | case | high | |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 συμβεβηκότι | det | high | |
| 12 | συμβεβηκότι | συμβαίνω | VERB | V-RPAP-D-SN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 13 ὀνομάζουσι | obl | medium | Substantivized perfect participle, 'the circumstance/accident'. |
| 13 | ὀνομάζουσι | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 εἶδον | acl:relcl | high | |
| 14 | ῥινόκερως | ῥινόκερως | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ὀνομάζουσι | xcomp | medium | Predicate naming noun; form is nominative singular. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ὀνομάζουσι | punct | high | |
| 16 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 13 ὀνομάζουσι | mark | high | Introduces explanatory content clause. |
| 17 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | RP-DP | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 24 κέρας | iobj | high | |
| 18 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 19 ἄκρᾳ | case | high | |
| 19 | ἄκρᾳ | ἄκρος | ADJ | A-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ῥινὶ | amod | high | Substantival adjective, 'tip'. |
| 20 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | T-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 21 ῥινὶ | det | high | |
| 21 | ῥινὶ | ῥίς | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 κέρας | obl | high | |
| 22 | ἓν | εἷς | NUM | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 κέρας | nsubj | high | |
| 23 | ἑκάστῳ | ἕκαστος | DET | A-DSN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 ἓν | nmod | high | Distributive dative, 'one for each'. |
| 24 | κέρας | κέρας | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 39 ἐστι | nsubj | high | Subject of existential ἐστι. |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 26 ἄλλο | cc | high | |
| 26 | ἄλλο | ἄλλος | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 24 κέρας | conj | high | Substantivized adjective coordinated with κέρας. |
| 27 | ὑπὲρ | ὑπέρ | ADP | P | _ | 28 αὐτὸ | case | high | |
| 28 | αὐτὸ | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 ἄλλο | obl | high | Accusative after ὑπέρ. |
| 29 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PRT | Polarity=Neg | 30 μέγα | advmod | high | |
| 30 | μέγα | μέγας | ADJ | A-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 26 ἄλλο | amod | high | Predicative/substantival description of the second horn. |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 39 ἐστι | punct | high | |
| 32 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 35 κεφαλῆς | case | high | |
| 33 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 39 ἐστι | cc | high | |
| 34 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 35 κεφαλῆς | det | high | |
| 35 | κεφαλῆς | κεφαλή | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 39 ἐστι | obl | high | |
| 36 | οὐδὲ | οὐδέ | CCONJ | CONJ | Polarity=Neg | 38 κέρατά | cc | high | Negative coordinator. |
| 37 | ἀρχὴν | ἀρχή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 39 ἐστι | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative, 'at all'. |
| 38 | κέρατά | κέρας | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 39 ἐστι | nsubj | medium | Accusative form is anomalous with ἐστι; likely textual/orthographic issue or accusative of respect, while semantically subject is 'horns'. |
| 39 | ἐστι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 13 ὀνομάζουσι | ccomp | high | Existential clause under ὅτι. |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 39 ἐστι | punct | high |
καὶ τοὺς ἐκ Παιόνων---οὗτοι δὲ οἱ ἐκ Παιόνων ἔς τε τὸ ἄλλο σῶμα δασεῖς καὶ ἀμφὶ τὸ στέρνον μάλιστά εἰσι καὶ τὴν γένυν---
Elliptical continuation: τοὺς ἐκ Παιόνων is resumed/explained by οὗτοι οἱ ἐκ Παιόνων; δασεῖς agrees with οὗτοι/οἱ and εἰσι is the copula. The final καὶ τὴν γένυν is coordinated with ἀμφὶ τὸ στέρνον, with the adjective phrase understood.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C----- | _ | 2 τοὺς | cc | high | |
| 2 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA-PAM- | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 Παιόνων | det | high | Part of an elliptical accusative phrase resumed by οὗτοι. |
| 3 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 4 Παιόνων | case | high | |
| 4 | Παιόνων | Παιών | PROPN | Ne----GM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 οὗτοι | obl | medium | Ethnic name; phrase is an elliptical antecedent/continuation. |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 οὗτοι | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 οὗτοι | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 οὗτοι | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 8 | οὗτοι | οὗτος | PRON | RD-PNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 εἰσι | nsubj | high | |
| 9 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 8 οὗτοι | cc | high | |
| 10 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | RA-PNM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 Παιόνων | det | high | Article in the substantival ethnic phrase. |
| 11 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | R-------- | _ | 12 Παιόνων | case | high | |
| 12 | Παιόνων | Παιών | PROPN | Ne----GM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 οὗτοι | nmod | high | Substantival οἱ ἐκ Παιόνων, appositional to οὗτοι. |
| 13 | ἔς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 17 σῶμα | case | high | Variant/orthographic form of εἰς. |
| 14 | τε | τε | CCONJ | G-------- | _ | 13 ἔς | cc | high | Correlative τε, coordinating the following complements. |
| 15 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-SNA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 ἄλλο | det | high | |
| 16 | ἄλλο | ἄλλος | ADJ | A----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 17 σῶμα | amod | high | |
| 17 | σῶμα | σῶμα | NOUN | Nb----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 δασεῖς | obl | high | Object of ἔς in the idiom ‘as to the rest of the body’. |
| 18 | δασεῖς | δασύς | ADJ | A--P~NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 εἰσι | xcomp | high | Predicate adjective with εἰσι. |
| 19 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C----- | _ | 20 ἀμφὶ | cc | high | |
| 20 | ἀμφὶ | ἀμφί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 22 στέρνον | obl | high | Prepositional complement of the predicate adjective. |
| 21 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | RA-SNA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 22 στέρνον | det | high | |
| 22 | στέρνον | στέρνον | NOUN | Nb----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 δασεῖς | obl | high | |
| 23 | μάλιστά | μάλιστα | ADV | D-------- | Degree=Sup | 18 δασεῖς | advmod | high | Modifies the predication; placement is somewhat loose. |
| 24 | εἰσι | εἰμί | AUX | V3PPIA--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 25 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C----- | _ | 27 γένυν | cc | medium | Coordinates the omitted/repeated ἀμφὶ phrase before τὴν γένυν. |
| 26 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA-SFA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 27 γένυν | det | high | |
| 27 | γένυν | γένυς | NOUN | Nb----FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 18 δασεῖς | obl | medium | Understood with omitted ἀμφί; lexical gender/form can vary in ancient usage. |
| 28 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 εἰσι | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 29 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 εἰσι | punct | high | Editorial dash. |
| 30 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 εἰσι | punct | high | Editorial dash. |