Grammar parses for passage 2.16.7
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νηπίους δὲ ἔτι ὄντας ἐπικατέσφαξε τοῖς γονεῦσιν Αἴγισθος--- καὶ Ἠλέκτρας · Πυλάδῃ γὰρ συνῴκησεν Ὀρέστου δόντος.
The punctuation preserves a damaged or elliptical coordination around Ἠλέκτρας; νηπίους ὄντας is an accusative participial complement of ἐπικατέσφαξε, while τοῖς γονεῦσιν is dative accompaniment/association. In the following clause, Πυλάδῃ is the dative object of συνῴκησεν, and Ὀρέστου δόντος is a genitive absolute.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | νηπίους | νήπιος | ADJ | A-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 4 ὄντας | xcomp | high | Accusative predicate/complement with ὄντας. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | D--------- | _ | 4 ὄντας | advmod | high | |
| 4 | ὄντας | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAPAM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | advcl | high | Accusative circumstantial participle; understood subject is the children. |
| 5 | ἐπικατέσφαξε | ἐπικατασφάζω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | R-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 γονεῦσιν | det | high | |
| 7 | γονεῦσιν | γονεύς | NOUN | N-DPM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | obl | medium | Dative of association/accompaniment: ‘with/to the parents’. |
| 8 | Αἴγισθος | Αἴγισθος | PROPN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | nsubj | high | |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | punct | high | |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | punct | high | |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | punct | high | |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 13 Ἠλέκτρας | cc | medium | Coordinates the elliptical continuation involving Ἠλέκτρας. |
| 13 | Ἠλέκτρας | Ἠλέκτρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | conj | low | Likely genitive in an elliptical coordinated phrase; exact attachment is textually/syntactically uncertain. |
| 14 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐπικατέσφαξε | punct | high | |
| 15 | Πυλάδῃ | Πυλάδης | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 συνῴκησεν | iobj | high | |
| 16 | γὰρ | γάρ | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 17 συνῴκησεν | discourse | high | Explanatory connective. |
| 17 | συνῴκησεν | συνοικέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | parataxis | medium | Independent explanatory clause; subject is understood from context. |
| 18 | Ὀρέστου | Ὀρέστης | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 δόντος | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive absolute. |
| 19 | δόντος | δίδωμι | VERB | V-AAPGSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 17 συνῴκησεν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute: ‘when/after Orestes gave [her]’. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 17 συνῴκησεν | punct | high |
Ἑλλάνικος δὲ καὶ τάδε ἔγραψε, Μέδοντα καὶ Στρόφιον γενέσθαι Πυλάδῃ παῖδας ἐξ Ἠλέκτρας.
ἔγραψε takes an accusative-and-infinitive content clause: Μέδοντα καὶ Στρόφιον are accusative subjects of γενέσθαι, while παῖδας is its predicate accusative; Πυλάδῃ and ἐξ Ἠλέκτρας express parentage.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἑλλάνικος | Ἑλλάνικος | PROPN | neut? | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἔγραψε | nsubj | high | Personal name, nominative subject. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 ἔγραψε | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 4 τάδε | cc | high | Coordinates τάδε with the verbal predicate. |
| 4 | τάδε | ὅδε | PRON | PD-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 5 ἔγραψε | obj | high | Neuter plural demonstrative, object of ἔγραψε. |
| 5 | ἔγραψε | γράφω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Finite main verb. |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἔγραψε | punct | high | |
| 7 | Μέδοντα | Μέδων | PROPN | neut? | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 γενέσθαι | nsubj | medium | Accusative subject of the infinitive; proper name. |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 Στρόφιον | cc | high | Coordinates the two accusative subjects. |
| 9 | Στρόφιον | Στρόφιος | PROPN | neut? | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 7 Μέδοντα | conj | high | Second coordinated accusative subject of γενέσθαι. |
| 10 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2AON | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 5 ἔγραψε | ccomp | high | Infinitival content clause governed by ἔγραψε. |
| 11 | Πυλάδῃ | Πυλάδης | PROPN | N-DMS | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 παῖδας | nmod | high | Dative possessor/relationship complement with παῖδας. |
| 12 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 10 γενέσθαι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative with γενέσθαι: ‘become/be children’; construed as the resulting group. |
| 13 | ἐξ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP-GEN | _ | 14 Ἠλέκτρας | case | high | Preposition governing Ἠλέκτρας. |
| 14 | Ἠλέκτρας | Ἠλέκτρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 παῖδας | nmod | high | Genitive of parentage/origin with παῖδας. |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἔγραψε | punct | high |
Κλυταιμνήστρα δὲ ἐτάφη καὶ Αἴγισθος ὀλίγον ἀπωτέρω τοῦ τείχους· ἐντὸς δὲ ἀπηξιώθησαν, ἔνθα Ἀγαμέμνων τε αὐτὸς ἔκειτο καὶ οἱ σὺν ἐκείνῳ φονευθέντες.
Κλυταιμνήστρα is the subject of passive ἐτάφη, with Αἴγισθος coordinated under the same predicate; ἀπηξιώθησαν is passive plural, likely referring to the two named persons, meaning they were deemed unworthy of burial inside. ἔνθα introduces the relative-location clause; φονευθέντες is a substantivized participle coordinated with Ἀγαμέμνων as the occupants of the burial place.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Κλυταιμνήστρα | Κλυταιμνήστρα | PROPN | Ne-Fem-Nom-Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 3 ἐτάφη | nsubj:pass | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-P------- | _ | 3 ἐτάφη | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐτάφη | θάπτω | VERB | V-API-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 5 Αἴγισθος | cc | high | Coordinates Αἴγισθος with Κλυταιμνήστρα under the shared passive predicate. |
| 5 | Αἴγισθος | Αἴγισθος | PROPN | Ne-Masc-Nom-Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐτάφη | conj | high | Coordinated subject; the singular verb is attraction/agreement with the first subject. |
| 6 | ὀλίγον | ὀλίγος | ADV | A-S---MA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἀπωτέρω | advmod | medium | Neuter accusative used adverbially, modifying ἀπωτέρω. |
| 7 | ἀπωτέρω | ἀπωτέρω | ADV | D-------- | _ | 3 ἐτάφη | advmod | high | Comparative adverb, with following genitive of separation/reference. |
| 8 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | S---MGN--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 τείχους | det | high | |
| 9 | τείχους | τεῖχος | NOUN | N-S-GN--- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἀπωτέρω | obl | high | Genitive complement of ἀπωτέρω. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐτάφη | punct | high | |
| 11 | ἐντὸς | ἐντός | ADV | D-------- | _ | 13 ἀπηξιώθησαν | advmod | high | Adverb meaning ‘inside’, with τοῦ τείχους understood or contextually supplied. |
| 12 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-P------- | _ | 13 ἀπηξιώθησαν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 13 | ἀπηξιώθησαν | ἀπαξιόω | VERB | V-API-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Second coordinated clause; plural subject is understood as Κλυταιμνήστρα and Αἴγισθος. |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἀπηξιώθησαν | punct | high | |
| 15 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 19 ἔκειτο | advmod | high | Locative relative adverb introducing the clause specifying where they lay. |
| 16 | Ἀγαμέμνων | Ἀγαμέμνων | PROPN | Ne-Masc-Nom-Sg | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 19 ἔκειτο | nsubj | high | |
| 17 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 16 Ἀγαμέμνων | cc | high | Correlative/postpositive coordinator linking Ἀγαμέμνων and οἱ ... φονευθέντες. |
| 18 | αὐτὸς | αὐτός | PRON | A--NM-S--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 16 Ἀγαμέμνων | appos | high | Intensive pronoun, ‘Agamemnon himself’. |
| 19 | ἔκειτο | κεῖμαι | VERB | V-PII-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Mid | 13 ἀπηξιώθησαν | advcl | high | Predicate of the ἔνθα clause. |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C--------- | _ | 24 φονευθέντες | cc | high | Coordinates the second occupant with Ἀγαμέμνων. |
| 21 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | S---NM--- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 24 φονευθέντες | det | high | Article substantivizing φονευθέντες. |
| 22 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 23 ἐκείνῳ | case | high | |
| 23 | ἐκείνῳ | ἐκεῖνος | PRON | A--DSM-S--- | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 24 φονευθέντες | obl | high | Dative complement of σὺν. |
| 24 | φονευθέντες | φονεύω | VERB | V-APP-NMP | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 19 ἔκειτο | conj | high | Substantivized passive participle, coordinated with Ἀγαμέμνων. |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 13 ἀπηξιώθησαν | punct | high |