Posted it on Faithlife.
Didn't feel like typing it all out again and posting pictures.
https://faithlife.com/comments/331632
I did it for Cascadia and got a spurious result at Matt 19:14.
The first Terminal Node ensures 3 words precede the conjunction (note the dotted connector).
OpenText has an extra result at Acts 19:35.
Primary Clause isn't essential, so you could also allow Secondary.
Appears First (appears at the beginning) ensures it is the first word in the Clause, and thus eliminates a spurious result at Mt 23:17. If you do the same for Cascadia it also eliminates the spurious result.
Did the Cascadia search. I got a couple hits in Luke that seem to fit the bill (6:23, 26).
I don't understand why this original one I searched though (the picture on the faithlife post) didn't work when it matches the graph. Do you know why it doesn't?
It is difficult to explain but any time you have connectors crossing each other the relationships become complicated. Suffice to say, however, that you asked for the 4th word in the clause and your query would not work in general.
It seems then that this isn't able to be queried, the crossing of connectors that is.
A query at Word/Terminal Node level, like mine, will work. A more complex query will not work.
Just some minor improvements to your solutions, Dave, that remove the spurious results (I published these to the Faithlife group for those who want to take a look).
Both return 3 results - Luke 6:23, 26 and 2 Cor 1:19.
OpenText
Cascadia
So Act 19:35 (Otext) is spurious?
I would say so. The first two words are vocatives, "Men of Ephesus!" Then the clause begins with "tis gar".
Cascadia classifies these vocative interjections as "minor clauses" and sets them apart. This seems correct to me. As Wallace says in Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics:
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The vocative is the case used for addressing someone or, on occasion, for uttering exclamations. It technically has no syntactical relation to the main clause. In this respect it is much like the nominative absolute.
Thank you.
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