Grammar parses for passage 9.8.3
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ἐκ δὲ τῶν Ποτνιῶν ἰοῦσιν ἐς Θήβας ἔστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ περίβολος τῆς ὁδοῦ τε οὐ μέγας καὶ κίονες ἐν αὐτῷ·
The syntax is paratactic: ἔστιν governs a nominal scene description with coordinated predicates (περίβολος ... καὶ κίονες), and the participial phrase ἰοῦσιν ἐς Θήβας is an attendant circumstance.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | _ | _ | 5 ἰοῦσιν | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 8 ἔστιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 Ποτνιῶν | det | high | Article with Ποτνιῶν. |
| 4 | Ποτνιῶν | Ποτνίαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 ἐκ | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἐκ. |
| 5 | ἰοῦσιν | εἶμι | VERB | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 ἔστιν | advcl | high | Participial circumstantial clause modifying ἔστιν. |
| 6 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 7 Θήβας | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 7 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 5 ἰοῦσιν | obl | high | Goal of motion with ἰοῦσιν. |
| 8 | ἔστιν | εἰμί | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verbal predicate. |
| 9 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 10 δεξιᾷ | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 10 | δεξιᾷ | δεξιός | ADJ | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 περίβολος | amod | medium | Likely substantivized/adjectival use with ἐν, ‘on the right’. |
| 11 | περίβολος | περίβολος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἔστιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔστιν. |
| 12 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ὁδοῦ | det | high | Article with ὁδοῦ. |
| 13 | ὁδοῦ | ὁδός | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 περίβολος | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of περίβολος. |
| 14 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 11 περίβολος | cc | medium | Enclitic connective joining predicates. |
| 15 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | _ | _ | 16 μέγας | advmod | high | Negator modifying μέγας. |
| 16 | μέγας | μέγας | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 περίβολος | conj | medium | Coordinate with περίβολος, predicative adjective in a nominal clause. |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 18 κίονες | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 18 | κίονες | κίων | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 περίβολος | conj | high | Second coordinated subject/predicate item. |
| 19 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 20 αὐτῷ | case | high | Preposition governing dative. |
| 20 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 κίονες | nmod | medium | Likely dative of location with ἐν, referring to περίβολος. |
| 21 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 ἔστιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
διαστῆναι δὲ Ἀμφιαράῳ τὴν γῆν ταύτῃ νομίζουσιν, ἐπιλέγοντες καὶ τάδε ἔτι, μήτε ὄρνιθας ἐπὶ τῶν κιόνων καθέζεσθαι τούτων μήτε πόαν τὴν ἐνταῦθα μήτε ἥμερον ζῷον μήτε τῶν ἀγρίων νέμεσθαι.
The syntax is a chain of infinitival content and participial elaboration dependent on νομίζουσιν; several accusatives are best analyzed as subjects of the infinitives, though some relations are semantically unusual.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | διαστῆναι | διαστήναι | VERB | V-ANP | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 7 νομίζουσιν | csubj | medium | Infinitive clause as content of νομίζουσιν; lemma from διαΐστημι/διαστήναι is uncertain. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | PART | _ | 7 νομίζουσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | Ἀμφιαράῳ | Ἀμφιάραος | PROPN | N-S---D- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 διαστῆναι | iobj | medium | Dative with διαστῆναι; relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 4 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 γῆν | det | high | Article. |
| 5 | γῆν | γῆ | NOUN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 διαστῆναι | obj | high | Direct object of διαστῆναι. |
| 6 | ταύτῃ | οὗτος | DET | RD-S---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 1 διαστῆναι | obl | high | Dative of place/instrumental nuance with διαστῆναι. |
| 7 | νομίζουσιν | νομίζω | VERB | V-3PPIA- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 νομίζουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | ἐπιλέγοντες | ἐπιλέγω | VERB | V-PAP-NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 7 νομίζουσιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying νομίζουσιν. |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | COORD | _ | 11 τάδε | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 11 | τάδε | ὅδε | DET | RD-PA---NA | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 9 ἐπιλέγοντες | obj | high | Object of ἐπιλέγοντες. |
| 12 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D-------- | _ | 9 ἐπιλέγοντες | advmod | high | Adverb. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἐπιλέγοντες | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 14 | μήτε | μήτε | CCONJ | COORD | _ | 15 ὄρνιθας | cc | high | Correlative negative conjunction. |
| 15 | ὄρνιθας | ὄρνις | NOUN | N-P---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 19 καθέζεσθαι | nsubj | medium | Subject of καθέζεσθαι in infinitival clause. |
| 16 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R | _ | 18 κιόνων | case | high | Preposition. |
| 17 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 κιόνων | det | high | Article. |
| 18 | κιόνων | κίων | NOUN | N-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 καθέζεσθαι | obl | high | Prepositional complement. |
| 19 | καθέζεσθαι | καθέζομαι | VERB | V-PNMN--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 9 ἐπιλέγοντες | conj | medium | Infinitive coordinated under ἐπιλέγοντες; deponent/middle form. |
| 20 | τούτων | οὗτος | DET | RD-P---MG | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 18 κιόνων | det | high | Demonstrative modifying κιόνων. |
| 21 | μήτε | μήτε | CCONJ | COORD | _ | 22 πόαν | cc | high | Correlative negative conjunction. |
| 22 | πόαν | πόα | NOUN | N-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 31 νέμεσθαι | nsubj | medium | Subject of νέμεσθαι in infinitival clause. |
| 23 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 22 πόαν | det | high | Article. |
| 24 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 22 πόαν | advmod | high | Attributive/locative adverb modifying πόαν. |
| 25 | μήτε | μήτε | CCONJ | COORD | _ | 27 ζῷον | cc | high | Correlative negative conjunction. |
| 26 | ἥμερον | ἥμερος | ADJ | A-S---FA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 27 ζῷον | amod | medium | Adjective modifying ζῷον; gender in form can be ambiguous in isolation. |
| 27 | ζῷον | ζῷον | NOUN | N-S---NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 31 νέμεσθαι | conj | high | Coordinate subject of νέμεσθαι. |
| 28 | μήτε | μήτε | CCONJ | COORD | _ | 31 νέμεσθαι | cc | high | Correlative negative conjunction. |
| 29 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 30 ἀγρίων | det | high | Article. |
| 30 | ἀγρίων | ἄγριος | ADJ | A-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 27 ζῷον | amod | medium | Modifies ζῷον; agreement is somewhat loose if read substantively. |
| 31 | νέμεσθαι | νέμω | VERB | V-PNMN--- | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 9 ἐπιλέγοντες | conj | high | Infinitive coordinated under ἐπιλέγοντες. |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 νομίζουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |