Grammar parses for passage 9.18.6
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τῇ δὲ Οἰδιποδίᾳ κρήνῃ τὸ ὄνομα ἐγένετο, ὅτι ἐς αὐτὴν τὸ αἷμα ἐνίψατο Οἰδίπους τοῦ πατρῴου φόνου.
The clause ὅτι introduces a causal explanation; the genitive phrase τοῦ πατρῴου φόνου is syntactically compact and could be analyzed as an oblique/genitival complement to the washing event.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | l-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 κρήνῃ | det | high | Article modifying κρήνῃ. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | g-------- | _ | 7 ἐγένετο | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Οἰδιποδίᾳ | Οἰδιποδιά | ADJ | a-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 κρήνῃ | amod | medium | Likely feminine adjective used as a proper/name-like modifier; surface form may reflect a toponymic/adjectival formation. |
| 4 | κρήνῃ | κρήνη | NOUN | n-s---fd- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐγένετο | obl | high | Dative in the frame with ἐγένετο. |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 ὄνομα | det | high | Article modifying ὄνομα. |
| 6 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 7 ἐγένετο | nsubj | medium | Predicate-like subject with ἐγένετο ('became/was called'). |
| 7 | ἐγένετο | γίγνομαι | VERB | v3saim-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐγένετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 9 | ὅτι | ὅτι | SCONJ | c-------- | _ | 14 ἐνίψατο | mark | high | Introduces causal clause. |
| 10 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | d-------- | _ | 11 αὐτὴν | case | high | Preposition governing αὐτὴν. |
| 11 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | p-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 14 ἐνίψατο | obl | high | Object of ἐς. |
| 12 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 13 αἷμα | det | high | Article modifying αἷμα. |
| 13 | αἷμα | αἷμα | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 14 ἐνίψατο | obj | high | Direct object of ἐνίψατο. |
| 14 | ἐνίψατο | νίπτω | VERB | v3saim-- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 7 ἐγένετο | advcl | high | Causal subordinate clause. |
| 15 | Οἰδίπους | Οἰδίπους | PROPN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἐνίψατο | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐνίψατο. |
| 16 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | l-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 18 φόνου | det | high | Article modifying φόνου. |
| 17 | πατρῴου | πατρῷος | ADJ | a-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 φόνου | amod | high | Adjective modifying φόνου. |
| 18 | φόνου | φόνος | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 14 ἐνίψατο | obl | medium | Genitive dependent; likely source/relation phrase 'of his father's murder'. |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 7 ἐγένετο | punct | high | Punctuation. |
πρὸς δὲ τῇ πηγῇ τάφος ἐστὶν Ἀσφοδίκου·
Simple copular clause with a prepositional phrase fronted for location; genitive name modifies τάφος.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 4 πηγῇ | case | high | Governed by τῇ. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | _ | _ | 5 τάφος | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 πηγῇ | det | high | Article modifying πηγῇ. |
| 4 | πηγῇ | πηγή | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | obl | high | Dative with πρὸς. |
| 5 | τάφος | τάφος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστίν. |
| 6 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular verb, root of clause. |
| 7 | Ἀσφοδίκου | Ἀσφοδίκης | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 τάφος | nmod | medium | Genitive modifier of τάφος; proper name form somewhat uncertain. |
| 8 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 ἐστὶν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
καὶ ὁ Ἀσφόδικος οὗτος ἀπέκτεινεν ἐν τῇ μάχῃ τῇ πρὸς Ἀργείους Παρθενοπαῖον τὸν Ταλαοῦ, καθὰ οἱ Θηβαῖοι λέγουσιν, ἐπεὶ τά γε ἐν Θηβαΐδι ἔπη τὰ ἐς τὴν Παρθενοπαίου τελευτὴν Περικλύμενον τὸν ἀνελόντα φησὶν εἶναι.
The clause with ἐπεὶ is interpreted as a causal complement to φησὶν/λέγουσιν, and the inner appositional/attributive structure around Περικλύμενον τὸν ἀνελόντα is somewhat compressed.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | cc | high | |
| 2 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 3 Ἀσφόδικος | det | high | |
| 3 | Ἀσφόδικος | Ἀσφόδικος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | nsubj | high | |
| 4 | οὗτος | οὗτος | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 3 Ἀσφόδικος | amod | high | |
| 5 | ἀπέκτεινεν | ἀποκτείνω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 8 μάχῃ | case | high | |
| 7 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 μάχῃ | det | high | |
| 8 | μάχῃ | μάχη | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | obl | high | |
| 9 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 μάχῃ | det | high | |
| 10 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | _ | _ | 11 Ἀργείους | case | high | |
| 11 | Ἀργείους | Ἀργεῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 μάχῃ | nmod | high | Used substantivally for the Argives. |
| 12 | Παρθενοπαῖον | Παρθενοπαῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | obj | high | |
| 13 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 14 Ταλαοῦ | det | high | |
| 14 | Ταλαοῦ | Ταλαός | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 Παρθενοπαῖον | nmod | high | |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | punct | high | |
| 16 | καθὰ | καθά | SCONJ | _ | _ | 19 λέγουσιν | mark | high | |
| 17 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 18 Θηβαῖοι | det | high | |
| 18 | Θηβαῖοι | Θηβαῖος | ADJ | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 19 λέγουσιν | nsubj | high | Used substantivally for the Thebans. |
| 19 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | advcl | high | |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 19 λέγουσιν | punct | high | |
| 21 | ἐπεὶ | ἐπεί | SCONJ | _ | _ | 35 φησὶν | mark | high | |
| 22 | τά | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 26 ἔπη | det | high | |
| 23 | γε | γε | PART | _ | _ | 22 τά | advmod | high | |
| 24 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | _ | _ | 25 Θηβαΐδι | case | high | |
| 25 | Θηβαΐδι | Θηβαΐς | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ἔπη | nmod | high | |
| 26 | ἔπη | ἔπος | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 35 φησὶν | nsubj | medium | Could also be accusative in loose syntax; nominative fits the clause best. |
| 27 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 31 τελευτὴν | det | high | |
| 28 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 31 τελευτὴν | case | high | |
| 29 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 31 τελευτὴν | det | high | |
| 30 | Παρθενοπαίου | Παρθενοπαῖος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 31 τελευτὴν | nmod | high | |
| 31 | τελευτὴν | τελευτή | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 ἔπη | obl | high | |
| 32 | Περικλύμενον | Περικλύμενος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 35 φησὶν | obj | high | |
| 33 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 34 ἀνελόντα | det | high | |
| 34 | ἀνελόντα | ἀναιρέω | VERB | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 32 Περικλύμενον | amod | high | Attributive participle modifying Περικλύμενον. |
| 35 | φησὶν | φημί | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 19 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | |
| 36 | εἶναι | εἰμί | AUX | _ | Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 35 φησὶν | xcomp | high | |
| 37 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἀπέκτεινεν | punct | high |