Grammar parses for passage 10.5.4
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Οἰδίποδι μὲν ὁδὸς ἡ Σχιστὴ καὶ τόλμημα τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῇ κακῶν ἦρχε,
The sentence has a coordinated subject (ἡ Σχιστὴ ὁδός and τὸ τόλμημα) with ἦρχε; Οἰδίποδι is a dative of reference, and ἐπʼ αὐτῇ κακῶν is an attributive/argumental phrase modifying τόλμημα.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Οἰδίποδι | Οἰδίπους | PROPN | N--DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἦρχε | obl | high | Dative of reference: ‘for/to Oedipus’. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | G----- | _ | 12 ἦρχε | discourse | high | Correlative particle; counterpart may follow in context. |
| 3 | ὁδὸς | ὁδός | NOUN | N--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἦρχε | nsubj | high | First coordinated nominative subject. |
| 4 | ἡ | ὁ | DET | L--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 Σχιστὴ | det | high | Article with Σχιστή. |
| 5 | Σχιστὴ | Σχιστός | ADJ | A--NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ὁδὸς | amod | high | Adjectival name modifying ὁδός; ‘the Split/Crossroads road’. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C----- | _ | 7 τόλμημα | cc | high | Coordinates the two nominative subjects. |
| 7 | τόλμημα | τόλμημα | NOUN | N--NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ἦρχε | conj | high | Second coordinated nominative subject. |
| 8 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | L--NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 τόλμημα | det | high | Article with τόλμημα. |
| 9 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 10 αὐτῇ | case | high | Elided preposition governing dative αὐτῇ. |
| 10 | αὐτῇ | αὐτός | PRON | P--DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 11 κακῶν | nmod | medium | Dative pronoun, probably referring to ὁδός; with ἐπί, ‘on it’. |
| 11 | κακῶν | κακός | ADJ | A--GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 7 τόλμημα | nmod | medium | Substantivized genitive plural: ‘of evils’; syntactically dependent on τόλμημα. |
| 12 | ἦρχε | ἄρχω | VERB | V--IAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Imperfect main verb; singular agreement is compatible with the coordinated subject as a whole. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 12 ἦρχε | punct | high |
καὶ τὰ τοῦ Λαΐου μνήματα καὶ οἰκέτου τοῦ ἑπομένου ταὐτὰ ἔτι ἐν μεσαιτάτῳ τῆς τριόδου ἐστὶ καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ λίθοι λογάδες σεσωρευμένοι·
Coordination of two nominal subjects: the tombs of Laius and of his attendant are still in the middle of the crossroads; stones are piled on them. The participle ἑπομένου is genitive agreeing with οἰκέτου, while λογάδες is an attributive adjective with λίθοι.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 μνήματα | cc | high | |
| 2 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 μνήματα | det | high | |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Λαΐου | det | high | |
| 4 | Λαΐου | Λάιος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 μνήματα | nmod | high | |
| 5 | μνήματα | μνῆμα | NOUN | N-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 16 ἐστὶ | nsubj | high | |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 οἰκέτου | cc | high | |
| 7 | οἰκέτου | οἰκέτης | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 μνήματα | conj | medium | Genitive coordinated with τοῦ Λαΐου and dependent on μνήματα. |
| 8 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἑπομένου | det | high | |
| 9 | ἑπομένου | ἕπομαι | VERB | V-PMP-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 7 οἰκέτου | acl | high | Attributive participle agreeing with οἰκέτου. |
| 10 | ταὐτὰ | αὐτός | PRON | P-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 16 ἐστὶ | advmod | medium | Adverbial accusative, ‘in the same place/condition’; alternatively analyzed as predicative complement. |
| 11 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 16 ἐστὶ | advmod | high | |
| 12 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 13 μεσαιτάτῳ | case | high | |
| 13 | μεσαιτάτῳ | μεσαίτατος | ADJ | A-DSN | Case=Dat|Degree=Sup|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 16 ἐστὶ | obl | high | Substantivized adjective, ‘the very middle’. |
| 14 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | T-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 τριόδου | det | high | |
| 15 | τριόδου | τρίοδος | NOUN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 μεσαιτάτῳ | nmod | high | |
| 16 | ἐστὶ | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 17 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 20 λίθοι | cc | high | |
| 18 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 19 αὐτῷ | case | high | Elided form of ἐπί. |
| 19 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 λίθοι | obl | high | Refers to the tombs/monument, with ἐπί. |
| 20 | λίθοι | λίθος | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἐστὶ | conj | high | Second coordinated subject with understood/copular relation. |
| 21 | λογάδες | λογάς | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 20 λίθοι | amod | medium | Adjective meaning selected/hewn stones; exact lexical nuance is somewhat uncertain. |
| 22 | σεσωρευμένοι | σωρεύω | VERB | V-RPP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 20 λίθοι | acl | high | Predicative perfect passive participle, agreeing with λίθοι. |
| 23 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 16 ἐστὶ | punct | high |
Δαμασίστρατον δὲ ἄνδρα ἐν Πλαταιαῖς βασιλεύοντα ἐπιτυχεῖν τε κειμένοις τοῖς νεκροῖς καὶ θάψαι φασὶν αὐτούς.
φασὶν governs the coordinated aorist infinitives ἐπιτυχεῖν and θάψαι, with Δαμασίστρατον as their accusative subject; the dative phrase τοῖς νεκροῖς is substantively linked to the participle κειμένοις.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Δαμασίστρατον | Δαμασίστρατος | PROPN | neuter? | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 ἐπιτυχεῖν | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitives, controlled by φασίν. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 14 φασὶν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἄνδρα | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-AMS | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Δαμασίστρατον | appos | high | Apposition to the proper name. |
| 4 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 5 Πλαταιαῖς | case | high | |
| 5 | Πλαταιαῖς | Πλαταιαί | PROPN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 6 βασιλεύοντα | obl | high | Locative place expression. |
| 6 | βασιλεύοντα | βασιλεύω | VERB | V-PAP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 1 Δαμασίστρατον | acl | high | Participial modifier of Δαμασίστρατον/ἄνδρα. |
| 7 | ἐπιτυχεῖν | ἐπιτυγχάνω | VERB | V-2AAP-ASM | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 14 φασὶν | ccomp | high | First infinitive in the reported assertion. |
| 8 | τε | τε | CCONJ | _ | _ | 7 ἐπιτυχεῖν | cc | high | Correlates with καί before θάψαι. |
| 9 | κειμένοις | κεῖμαι | VERB | V-PMP-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 7 ἐπιτυχεῖν | xcomp | medium | Dative participle, likely substantivized: ‘the bodies lying there’; exact attachment is somewhat compressed. |
| 10 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | RA-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 11 νεκροῖς | det | high | |
| 11 | νεκροῖς | νεκρός | NOUN | N-DPN | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 κειμένοις | nsubj | medium | Substantive participial phrase: τοῖς νεκροῖς ‘the dead/bodies’; analyzed as the dative complement of ἐπιτυχεῖν. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 13 θάψαι | cc | high | |
| 13 | θάψαι | θάπτω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 14 φασὶν | conj | high | Second infinitive coordinated with ἐπιτυχεῖν. |
| 14 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 15 | αὐτούς | αὐτός | PRON | P-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 13 θάψαι | obj | high | Object of θάψαι; refers to the dead men. |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 φασὶν | punct | high |