Grammar parses for passage 9.18.2
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τούτου δὲ ἐγγύτατα τρεῖς εἰσιν ἀργοὶ λίθοι·
Existential εἰσιν has postposed plural subject λίθοι; τούτου is a genitive demonstrative referring to a nearby antecedent, with ἐγγύτατα functioning adverbially (‘very near to this’).
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | PD-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐγγύτατα | obl | medium | Genitive demonstrative; exact syntactic relation is context-dependent. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 7 λίθοι | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐγγύτατα | ἐγγύς | ADV | ADV-SUP | Degree=Sup | 5 εἰσιν | advmod | medium | Superlative adverb, idiomatically ‘very/nearest’; τούτου may be understood with it. |
| 4 | τρεῖς | τρεῖς | NUM | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|NumType=Card|Number=Plur | 7 λίθοι | nummod | high | |
| 5 | εἰσιν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PIA-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Existential/copular verb. |
| 6 | ἀργοὶ | ἀργός | ADJ | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 7 λίθοι | amod | high | |
| 7 | λίθοι | λίθος | NOUN | N-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 5 εἰσιν | nsubj | high | |
| 8 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 εἰσιν | punct | high |
Θηβαίων δὲ οἱ τὰ ἀρχαῖα μνημονεύοντες Τυδέα φασὶν εἶναι τὸν ἐνταῦθα κείμενον, ταφῆναι δὲ αὐτὸν ὑπὸ Μαίονος, καὶ ἐς μαρτυρίαν τοῦ λόγου παρέσχον τῶν ἐν Ἰλιάδι ἔπος Τυδέος, ὃν Θήβῃσι χυτὴ κατὰ γαῖα καλύπτει.
Relative clause ὃν ... καλύπτει quotes/evokes Iliad 14.114; ἔπος Τυδέος is the object of παρέσχον, with ὃν referring to Τυδέα (or the associated Tydeus burial figure) and Θήβῃσι locative. The subject of φασίν is οἱ ... μνημονεύοντες, with Τυδέα subject accusative of εἶναι and τὸν ... κείμενον its predicate identification.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θηβαίων | Θηβαῖος | ADJ | A-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 μνημονεύοντες | nmod | high | Genitive of reference/source: Thebans. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 παρέσχον | cc | high | |
| 3 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 μνημονεύοντες | det | high | Article substantivizing the participle. |
| 4 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 ἀρχαῖα | det | high | |
| 5 | ἀρχαῖα | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-APN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 6 μνημονεύοντες | obj | high | Object of μνημονεύοντες. |
| 6 | μνημονεύοντες | μνημονεύω | VERB | V-PAP-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 25 παρέσχον | nsubj | high | Substantival participle, subject of παρέσχον/φασίν. |
| 7 | Τυδέα | Τυδεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 εἶναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of infinitive εἶναι. |
| 8 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 25 παρέσχον | parataxis | medium | Coordinated finite assertion alongside παρέσχον; its subject is οἱ μνημονεύοντες. |
| 9 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 8 φασὶν | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement of φασίν. |
| 10 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 κείμενον | det | high | |
| 11 | ἐνταῦθα | ἐνταῦθα | ADV | D-------- | _ | 12 κείμενον | advmod | high | Locative adverb. |
| 12 | κείμενον | κεῖμαι | VERB | V-PMP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 9 εἶναι | xcomp | high | Predicate accusative participle identifying Τυδέα. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 8 φασὶν | punct | high | |
| 14 | ταφῆναι | θάπτω | VERB | V-APN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 8 φασὶν | conj | high | Coordinated infinitive dependent on φασίν, with αὐτόν as subject. |
| 15 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 14 ταφῆναι | cc | high | |
| 16 | αὐτὸν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 14 ταφῆναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of passive ταφῆναι. |
| 17 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 18 Μαίονος | case | high | Agent preposition with genitive. |
| 18 | Μαίονος | Μαίων | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ταφῆναι | obl:agent | high | Agent of passive ταφῆναι. |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 14 ταφῆναι | punct | high | |
| 20 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 25 παρέσχον | cc | high | |
| 21 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | R-------- | _ | 22 μαρτυρίαν | case | high | Direction/purpose preposition with accusative. |
| 22 | μαρτυρίαν | μαρτυρία | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 παρέσχον | obl | high | Purpose/dative-like oblique complement: for testimony. |
| 23 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 λόγου | det | high | |
| 24 | λόγου | λόγος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 22 μαρτυρίαν | nmod | high | Objective/relational genitive with μαρτυρίαν. |
| 25 | παρέσχον | παρέχω | VERB | V-AAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main finite verb; subject οἱ ... μνημονεύοντες. |
| 26 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 29 ἔπος | det | high | |
| 27 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | R-------- | _ | 28 Ἰλιάδι | case | high | |
| 28 | Ἰλιάδι | Ἰλιάς | PROPN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 29 ἔπος | nmod | high | Locative complement of ἔπος. |
| 29 | ἔπος | ἔπος | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 25 παρέσχον | obj | high | Subject-form neuter nominative of παρέσχον's quoted evidence/object phrase. |
| 30 | Τυδέος | Τυδεύς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 29 ἔπος | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἔπος. |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 παρέσχον | punct | high | |
| 32 | ὃν | ὅς | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 37 καλύπτει | obj | medium | Relative pronoun, probably referring to Τυδέα and object of καλύπτει; poetic antecedent linkage is slightly loose. |
| 33 | Θήβῃσι | Θῆβαι | PROPN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 37 καλύπτει | obl | high | Poetic locative dative, in Thebes. |
| 34 | χυτὴ | χύτος | ADJ | A-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 36 γαῖα | amod | high | Feminine adjective agreeing with γαῖα. |
| 35 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 36 γαῖα | case | high | Preposition governing γαῖα; poetic expression. |
| 36 | γαῖα | γαῖα | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 37 καλύπτει | nsubj | high | Subject of καλύπτει. |
| 37 | καλύπτει | καλύπτω | VERB | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 29 ἔπος | acl:relcl | high | Relative-clause predicate modifying the quoted ἔπος/Tydeus reference. |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 25 παρέσχον | punct | high |