Grammar parses for passage 1.39.2
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ὀλίγῳ δὲ ἀπωτέρω τοῦ φρέατος ἱερὸν Μετανείρας ἐστὶ καὶ μετʼ αὐτὸ τάφοι τῶν ἐπὶ Θήβας.
Existential εἰμί has postposed subject ἱερόν Μετανείρας; ὀλίγῳ modifies the comparative ἀπωτέρω. The coordinated τάφοι is another nominative phrase, with τῶν ἐπὶ Θήβας substantivized as a genitive group or dependent designation; attachment of μετὰ αὐτό is locally clear but the exact semantic relation is somewhat elliptical.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὀλίγῳ | ὀλίγος | ADJ | A-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἀπωτέρω | advmod | high | Dative of degree with the comparative adverb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἐστὶ | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἀπωτέρω | ἀπωτέρω | ADV | D | Degree=Cmp | 8 ἐστὶ | advmod | high | Comparative adverb, ‘farther away’. |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 5 φρέατος | det | high | |
| 5 | φρέατος | φρέαρ | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 3 ἀπωτέρω | obl | high | Genitive complement with ἀπωτέρω. |
| 6 | ἱερὸν | ἱερός | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἐστὶ | nsubj | high | Substantivized neuter nominative, subject of ἐστίν. |
| 7 | Μετανείρας | Μετάνειρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἱερὸν | nmod | high | Genitive possessor or dedication complement of ἱερόν. |
| 8 | ἐστὶ | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 9 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 8 ἐστὶ | cc | high | Coordinates the following nominal phrase. |
| 10 | μετʼ | μετά | ADP | P-GSA | _ | 12 τάφοι | case | high | Apocopated preposition governing αὐτό; semantic attachment of the resulting phrase is elliptical. |
| 11 | αὐτὸ | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 10 μετʼ | obl | medium | Accusative object of μετά, referring to the sanctuary. |
| 12 | τάφοι | τάφος | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 ἐστὶ | conj | medium | Coordinated nominative nominal phrase; existential/copular linkage is elliptical. |
| 13 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RA-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 15 Θήβας | det | high | Article substantivizing the following group. |
| 14 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P-GEN | _ | 15 Θήβας | case | high | Preposition with genitive Θήβας. |
| 15 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | N-GPF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 τάφοι | nmod | high | Genitive plural place-name in the phrase τῶν ἐπὶ Θήβας. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 8 ἐστὶ | punct | high |
ἱκετεύσαντος δὲ Ἀδράστου Θησέα καὶ μάχης Ἀθηναίων γενομένης πρὸς Βοιωτούς, Θησεὺς ὡς ἐκράτησε τῇ μάχῃ κομίσας ἐς τὴν Ἐλευσινίαν τοὺς νεκροὺς ἐνταῦθα ἔθαψε.
Genitive absolute in tokens 1–10; Θησεύς is the matrix subject, with κομίσας as a participial adjunct and ἔθαψε as root. Token 13 ὡς is temporal (‘when/after’).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἱκετεύσαντος | ἱκετεύω | VERB | V-PAP-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Mood=Ptcp|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 γενομένης | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 8 γενομένης | cc | high | Connective particle within the genitive absolute. |
| 3 | Ἀδράστου | Ἄδραστος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 ἱκετεύσαντος | nsubj | high | Subject of ἱκετεύσαντος. |
| 4 | Θησέα | Θησεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 ἱκετεύσαντος | obj | high | Object of ἱκετεύσαντος. |
| 5 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 8 γενομένης | cc | high | Coordinates the two genitive-absolute participial clauses. |
| 6 | μάχης | μάχη | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 γενομένης | nsubj | high | Genitive subject with γενομένης. |
| 7 | Ἀθηναίων | Ἀθηναῖος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 μάχης | nmod | high | Genitive modifier, ‘of the Athenians’. |
| 8 | γενομένης | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-AMP-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Mood=Ptcp|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 14 ἐκράτησε | advcl | high | Second genitive-absolute participle; coordinated with ἱκετεύσαντος. |
| 9 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | P | _ | 10 Βοιωτούς | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 10 | Βοιωτούς | Βοιωτός | PROPN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 γενομένης | obl | high | Opponent complement of μάχη understood with γενομένης. |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ἐκράτησε | punct | high | |
| 12 | Θησεὺς | Θησεύς | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 ἔθαψε | nsubj | high | Matrix-clause subject. |
| 13 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | C- | _ | 14 ἐκράτησε | mark | medium | Temporal subordinator, ‘when/after’; may be analyzed as introducing the finite clause. |
| 14 | ἐκράτησε | κρατέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 17 κομίσας | advcl | medium | Finite temporal clause; subject is Θησεύς. |
| 15 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | RA-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 μάχῃ | det | high | |
| 16 | μάχῃ | μάχη | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 14 ἐκράτησε | obl | high | Dative of sphere/circumstance, ‘in the battle’. |
| 17 | κομίσας | κομίζω | VERB | V-AAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Ptcp|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 24 ἔθαψε | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle sharing Θησεύς as subject. |
| 18 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 20 Ἐλευσινίαν | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 19 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 Ἐλευσινίαν | det | high | |
| 20 | Ἐλευσινίαν | Ἐλευσίνιος | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 κομίσας | obl | high | Substantivized adjective, with Ἐλευσίνιαν understood as a place/name. |
| 21 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 22 νεκροὺς | det | high | |
| 22 | νεκροὺς | νεκρός | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 17 κομίσας | obj | high | Substantivized adjective, object of κομίσας and semantic object of burial. |
| 23 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D- | _ | 24 ἔθαψε | advmod | high | Locative adverb, ‘there’. |
| 24 | ἔθαψε | θάπτω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Matrix predicate. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 ἔθαψε | punct | high |
Θηβαῖοι δὲ τὴν ἀναίρεσιν τῶν νεκρῶν λέγουσιν ἐθελονταὶ δοῦναι καὶ συνάψαι μάχην οὔ φασι.
The construction is λέγουσιν ... δοῦναι ... καὶ συνάψαι ... οὔ φασι: Θηβαῖοι report that they voluntarily gave the removal of the dead and deny that they joined battle. ἐθελονταί is a predicate nominative with implicit subject of the infinitives; δοῦναι governs τὴν ἀναίρεσιν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θηβαῖοι | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | G- | _ | 7 λέγουσιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RAFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ἀναίρεσιν | det | high | |
| 4 | ἀναίρεσιν | ἀναίρεσις | NOUN | N-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 δοῦναι | obj | high | |
| 5 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | RGP | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 νεκρῶν | det | high | |
| 6 | νεκρῶν | νεκρός | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ἀναίρεσιν | nmod | high | Substantivized adjective, 'of the dead'. |
| 7 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 8 | ἐθελονταὶ | ἐθελοντής | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 δοῦναι | xcomp | medium | Predicate nominative/secondary predicate with the implicit subject of δοῦναι and συνάψαι. |
| 9 | δοῦναι | δίδωμι | VERB | V-2AAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 7 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | |
| 10 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 11 συνάψαι | cc | high | |
| 11 | συνάψαι | συνάπτω | VERB | V-AAI | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 14 φασι | ccomp | medium | Coordinated infinitive in the scope of φασι, with οὔ; some analyses coordinate it directly with δοῦναι under λέγουσιν. |
| 12 | μάχην | μάχη | NOUN | N-AFS | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 συνάψαι | obj | high | |
| 13 | οὔ | οὐ | PART | D- | _ | 14 φασι | advmod | high | |
| 14 | φασι | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 7 λέγουσιν | conj | medium | Coordinated reporting verb, with συνάψαι as its infinitival complement. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 λέγουσιν | punct | high |