Grammar parses for passage 4.3.4
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τὸ μὲν ἀνέκαθεν Θηβαῖός τε καὶ ἀπόγονος πέμπτος Πολυνείκους τοῦ Οἰδίποδος, τότε δὲ ἐπετρόπευεν Ἀριστοδήμου τοὺς παῖδας θεῖος ὢν πρὸς μητρός·
The first clause is elliptical and appositional, with several predicate nominals coordinated around an implied subject; the second clause is clearer, with ἐπετρόπευεν as the root and a circumstantial participial phrase θεῖος ὢν πρὸς μητρός.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular|PronType=Art | 4 Θηβαῖός | discourse | low | Likely the pronominal/article particle introducing the first member of a correlative structure; exact function uncertain. |
| 2 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 1 τὸ | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 3 | ἀνέκαθεν | ἀνέκαθεν | ADV | _ | _ | 4 Θηβαῖός | advmod | high | Adverb modifying the following predicative phrase. |
| 4 | Θηβαῖός | Θηβαῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | xcomp | medium | Predicate adjective with implicit copula to ἐπετρόπευεν context; syntax somewhat compressed. |
| 5 | τε | τε | PART | _ | _ | 4 Θηβαῖός | cc | high | Enclitic connective. |
| 6 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 Θηβαῖός | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 7 | ἀπόγονος | ἀπόγονος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 4 Θηβαῖός | conj | high | Second coordinate in predicate apposition. |
| 8 | πέμπτος | πέμπτος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 7 ἀπόγονος | amod | high | Ordinal adjective modifying ἀπόγονος. |
| 9 | Πολυνείκους | Πολυνείκης | PROPN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 7 ἀπόγονος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀπόγονος. |
| 10 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular|PronType=Art | 11 Οἰδίποδος | det | high | Article with Οἰδίποδος. |
| 11 | Οἰδίποδος | Οἰδίπους | PROPN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 9 Πολυνείκους | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of Πολυνείκους; appositive lineage relation. |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 Θηβαῖός | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 13 | τότε | τότε | ADV | _ | _ | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 14 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 15 | ἐπετρόπευεν | ἐπιτροπεύω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 16 | Ἀριστοδήμου | Ἀριστόδημος | PROPN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | nmod | high | Genitive complement of ἐπετρόπευεν indicating whose children were under guardianship. |
| 17 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural|PronType=Art | 18 παῖδας | det | high | Article with παῖδας. |
| 18 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | _ | Case=Accusative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Plural | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | obj | high | Direct object of ἐπετρόπευεν. |
| 19 | θεῖος | θεῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | advcl | medium | Likely predicate adjective with ὢν in circumstantial participial clause. |
| 20 | ὢν | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Case=Nominative|Gender=Masculine|Number=Singular|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle modifying the subject of ἐπετρόπευεν. |
| 21 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 22 μητρός | case | high | Preposition governing μητρός. |
| 22 | μητρός | μήτηρ | NOUN | _ | Case=Genitive|Gender=Feminine|Number=Singular | 20 ὢν | obl | high | Genitive object of πρός in the phrase πρὸς μητρός. |
| 23 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπετρόπευεν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
Αὐτεσίωνος γὰρ θυγατέρα Ἀριστόδημος ἔγημεν ὄνομα Ἀργείαν.
ἔγημεν is best read as the finite verb governing subject, object, and the appositional name phrase; ὄνομα + Ἀργείαν is an accusative naming construction.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Αὐτεσίωνος | Αὐτεσίων | PROPN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 θυγατέρα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of θυγατέρα. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | d-------- | _ | 5 ἔγημεν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | θυγατέρα | θυγάτηρ | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἔγημεν | obj | high | Direct object of ἔγημεν. |
| 4 | Ἀριστόδημος | Ἀριστόδημος | PROPN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἔγημεν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔγημεν. |
| 5 | ἔγημεν | γαμέω | VERB | v-3paia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Form is ambiguous in isolation; taken as 3sg aorist indicative active in context. |
| 6 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 ἔγημεν | advcl | medium | Adverbial accusative of respect/apposition introducing the name. |
| 7 | Ἀργείαν | Ἀργεία | PROPN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ὄνομα | appos | high | Name in apposition to ὄνομα. |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἔγημεν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |