obl:agent: agent modifier
The relation obl:agent is used for agents of passive verbs. They are mainly expressed by a noun in the ablative, rarely in the instrumental cases.
մկրտեին ի նմանէ [Abl] ի Յորդանան գետ \n they were baptized by him in the river of Jordan
obl:agent(մկրտեին, նմանէ)
case(նմանէ, ի)
Typical agents are animate, but it is not a rule. Inanimate agents may be sometimes difficult to distinguish from instruments, which are also coded by the instrumental case and are attached using the simple relation obl.
վարէր հոգւով [Ins] ն յ անապատ \n was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
obl:agent(վարէր, հոգւով)
obl:agent(led, Spirit)
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