Despite his clear potential and popularity, Pachomius refused to grant Theodorus any kind of authority; though the old man's failing health soon changed things forever.
1	Despite	despite	ADP	IN	_	4	case	4:case	Discourse=adversative-concession:50->51:0
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	4:nmod:poss	Entity=(62-abstract-new-cf6-3,5-sgl(1-person-giv:act-cf1*-1-ana-Theodorus_of_Tabennese)
3	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	4:amod	_
4	potential	potential	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	9:obl:despite	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	6:cc	_
6	popularity	popularity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	4:conj:and|9:obl:despite	Entity=62)|SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	4:punct	_
8	Pachomius	Pachomius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	9:nsubj|11:nsubj:xsubj	Discourse=elaboration-additional:51->48:2|Entity=(5-person-giv:act-cf2-1-coref-Pachomius_the_Great)
9	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	0:root	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	11:mark	_
11	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	9:xcomp	_
12	Theodorus	Theodorus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	iobj	11:iobj	Entity=(1-person-giv:act-cf1*-1-coref-Theodorus_of_Tabennese)
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	14:det	Entity=(63-abstract-new-cf4-2-sgl
14	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	11:obj	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	16:case	_
16	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	14:nmod:of	Entity=63)|SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	26:punct	_
18	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	26:mark	Discourse=organization-preparation:52->55:3
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	21:det	Entity=(64-abstract-new-cf3-6-sgl(5-person-giv:act-cf2-3-coref-Pachomius_the_Great
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	21:amod	_
21-22	man's	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod:poss	24:nmod:poss	_
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	21:case	Entity=5)
23	failing	fail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	amod	24:amod	_
24	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	26:nsubj	Entity=64)
25	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	26	advmod	26:advmod	_
26	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	9:parataxis	_
27	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	26:obj	Entity=(65-abstract-new-cf5-1-sgl)
28	forever	forever	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	26	advmod	26:advmod	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	9:punct	_
