Grammar parses for passage 9.27.8
Open translation for this passage
ἀλλὰ γὰρ ἐφαίνετό μοι τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦτο ἀρχαιότερον ἢ κατὰ Ἡρακλέα εἶναι τὸν Ἀμφιτρύωνος, καὶ Ἡρακλέους τοῦ καλουμένου τῶν Ἰδαίων Δακτύλων, οὗ δὴ καὶ Ἐρυθραίους τοὺς ἐν Ἰωνίᾳ καὶ Τυρίους ἱερὰ ἔχοντας εὕρισκον.
The sentence has an indirect statement with ἀρχαιότερον ... εἶναι and a second clause with a relative pronoun introducing the source of the report; the participial/genitive chains are somewhat ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλὰ | ἀλλά | CCONJ | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | cc | high | Adversative connective introducing contrast. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | ἐφαίνετό | φαίνομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the clause. |
| 4 | μοι | ἐγώ | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs | 3 ἐφαίνετό | iobj | high | Dative of experiencer. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ἱερὸν | det | high | Article with ἱερὸν. |
| 6 | ἱερὸν | ἱερόν | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἐφαίνετό | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐφαίνετό. |
| 7 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 6 ἱερὸν | det | high | Demonstrative modifying ἱερὸν. |
| 8 | ἀρχαιότερον | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἐφαίνετό | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with infinitival complement. |
| 9 | ἢ | ἤ | SCONJ | _ | _ | 8 ἀρχαιότερον | mark | high | Comparison marker. |
| 10 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | _ | _ | 11 Ἡρακλέα | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 11 | Ἡρακλέα | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 εἶναι | obl | high | Object of comparison under κατὰ. |
| 12 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 ἀρχαιότερον | cop | medium | Infinitival copula in indirect statement; analysis is approximate. |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 Ἀμφιτρύωνος | det | high | Article with Ἀμφιτρύωνος. |
| 14 | Ἀμφιτρύωνος | Ἀμφιτρύων | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 Ἡρακλέα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of Ἡρακλέα, specifying parentage. |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 17 Ἡρακλέους | cc | high | Coordinates the second genitive phrase. |
| 17 | Ἡρακλέους | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 εἶναι | conj | high | Conjunct genitive phrase. |
| 18 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 καλουμένου | det | high | Article with καλουμένου. |
| 19 | καλουμένου | καλέω | VERB | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 17 Ἡρακλέους | amod | high | Attributive participle modifying Ἡρακλέους. |
| 20 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 22 Δακτύλων | det | high | Article with Δακτύλων. |
| 21 | Ἰδαίων | Ἰδαῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 Δακτύλων | amod | high | Modifier of Δακτύλων. |
| 22 | Δακτύλων | δάκτυλος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 καλουμένου | nmod | high | Genitive complement of καλουμένου. |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 24 | οὗ | ὅς | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 35 εὕρισκον | nmod | high | Relative pronoun, likely genitive of source/possession. |
| 25 | δὴ | δή | PART | _ | _ | 24 οὗ | discourse | high | Emphatic particle with relative pronoun. |
| 26 | καὶ | καί | ADV | _ | _ | 35 εὕρισκον | advmod | medium | Likely additive adverb modifying εὕρισκον. |
| 27 | Ἐρυθραίους | Ἐρυθραῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 35 εὕρισκον | obj | high | Object of εὕρισκον. |
| 28 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 34 ἔχοντας | det | high | Article with ἔχοντας. |
| 29 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 30 Ἰωνίᾳ | case | high | Preposition. |
| 30 | Ἰωνίᾳ | Ἰωνία | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 ἔχοντας | obl | high | Locative complement of ἔχοντας. |
| 31 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 32 Τυρίους | cc | high | Coordinates another object within the relative clause. |
| 32 | Τυρίους | Τύριος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 Ἐρυθραίους | conj | high | Conjunct with Ἐρυθραίους. |
| 33 | ἱερὰ | ἱερόν | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 34 ἔχοντας | obj | high | Object of ἔχοντας. |
| 34 | ἔχοντας | ἔχω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 27 Ἐρυθραίους | amod | high | Participial modifier of Ἐρυθραίους/Τυρίους. |
| 35 | εὕρισκον | εὑρίσκω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 3 ἐφαίνετό | advcl | medium | Verb of the second clause; linked to the first by discourse coordination. |
| 36 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐφαίνετό | punct | high | Punctuation. |