Grammar parses for passage 9.25.2
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τοῦ δὲ Μενοικέως οὐ πόρρω τάφου τοὺς παῖδας λέγουσιν Οἰδίποδος μονομαχήσαντας ἀποθανεῖν ὑπὸ ἀλλήλων·
Accusative-and-infinitive construction after λέγουσιν: τοὺς παῖδας is the accusative subject of ἀποθανεῖν, with μονομαχήσαντας agreeing with it; Οἰδίποδος is a genitive dependent on παῖδας. The phrase οὐ πόρρω τάφου means ‘not far from the tomb’, with τάφου as a genitive of separation/distance.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | RA-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 Μενοικέως | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 λέγουσιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Μενοικέως | Μενοικεύς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 τάφου | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on τάφου: ‘the tomb of Menoecus’. |
| 4 | οὐ | οὐ | PART | PTCL-N | Polarity=Neg | 5 πόρρω | advmod | high | |
| 5 | πόρρω | πόρρω | ADV | ADV | _ | 9 λέγουσιν | advmod | high | Predicate adverb modified by οὐ and complemented by τάφου. |
| 6 | τάφου | τάφος | NOUN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 πόρρω | obl | medium | Genitive of separation/distance with πόρρω. |
| 7 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | RA-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 παῖδας | det | high | |
| 8 | παῖδας | παῖς | NOUN | N-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 12 ἀποθανεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ἀποθανεῖν. |
| 9 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | Οἰδίποδος | Οἰδίπους | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 παῖδας | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on παῖδας: ‘the children of Oedipus’. |
| 11 | μονομαχήσαντας | μονομαχέω | VERB | V-AAP-APM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 12 ἀποθανεῖν | advcl | high | Aorist participle agreeing with τοὺς παῖδας; manner or prior circumstance. |
| 12 | ἀποθανεῖν | ἀποθνῄσκω | VERB | V-2AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 9 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | Infinitival complement in the reported-speech construction. |
| 13 | ὑπὸ | ὑπό | ADP | PREP-G | _ | 14 ἀλλήλων | case | high | With genitive, marks the agent. |
| 14 | ἀλλήλων | ἀλλήλων | PRON | RF-GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Rcp | 12 ἀποθανεῖν | obl:agent | high | Reciprocal genitive agent of ἀποθανεῖν. |
| 15 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 λέγουσιν | punct | high |
σημεῖον δὲ τῆς μάχης αὐτῶν κίων, καὶ ἀσπὶς ἔπεστιν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ λίθου.
The first clause is a nominal identification ('a sign of their battle: a pillar'); the second clause adds that a stone shield is present on it. The form κίων is treated as nominative masculine singular of κίων.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | σημεῖον | σημεῖον | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 0 ROOT | root | high | Predicate noun, with κίων supplying the identifying phrase. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 1 σημεῖον | cc | high | |
| 3 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | l-s---gf- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 μάχης | det | high | |
| 4 | μάχης | μάχη | NOUN | n-s---fg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 σημεῖον | nmod | high | Dependent genitive: 'of the battle'. |
| 5 | αὐτῶν | αὐτός | PRON | p-p---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 4 μάχης | nmod | high | Possessive genitive modifying μάχης. |
| 6 | κίων | κίων | NOUN | n-s---mn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 σημεῖον | appos | medium | Appositional/identifying nominative: 'a pillar'; spelling may represent κίων. |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 6 κίων | punct | high | |
| 8 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | c-------- | _ | 9 ἀσπὶς | cc | high | |
| 9 | ἀσπὶς | ἀσπίς | NOUN | n-s---fn- | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἔπεστιν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἔπεστιν. |
| 10 | ἔπεστιν | ἔπειμι | VERB | v3spia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 σημεῖον | parataxis | medium | Existential/presentative clause coordinated after the first nominal statement. |
| 11 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 10 ἔπεστιν | obl | high | Elided preposition governing dative. |
| 12 | αὐτῷ | αὐτός | PRON | p-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 11 ἐπʼ | pobj | high | Dative object of ἐπί; refers to the pillar. |
| 13 | λίθου | λίθος | NOUN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 ἀσπὶς | nmod | high | Material genitive modifying ἀσπίς: 'a shield of stone'. |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 10 ἔπεστιν | punct | high |
δείκνυται δέ τι χωρίον ἔνθα Ἥραν Θηβαῖοί φασιν Ἡρακλεῖ παιδὶ ἔτι ἐπισχεῖν γάλα κατὰ δή τινα ἀπάτην ἐκ Διός·
The ἔνθα clause is content/complementary to δείκνυται via φασίν; ἐπισχεῖν is an accusative-infinitive construction with omitted/implicit agent and Heracles in the dative.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | δείκνυται | δείκνυμι | VERB | V-3S-PMI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal/passive-like 'is shown'. |
| 2 | δέ | δέ | CCONJ | Conj | _ | 1 δείκνυται | cc | high | |
| 3 | τι | τις | PRON | PIA-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 4 χωρίον | det | high | Indefinite modifier of χωρίον. |
| 4 | χωρίον | χωρίον | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 δείκνυται | nsubj:pass | high | |
| 5 | ἔνθα | ἔνθα | ADV | Adv | _ | 8 φασιν | advmod | high | Relative/local adverb introducing the content clause. |
| 6 | Ἥραν | Ἥρα | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἐπισχεῖν | obj | high | |
| 7 | Θηβαῖοί | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | A-NPM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 8 φασιν | nsubj | high | Substantivized ethnic adjective. |
| 8 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V-3P-PIA | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 1 δείκνυται | ccomp | high | Finite verb of the ἔνθα clause. |
| 9 | Ἡρακλεῖ | Ἡρακλῆς | PROPN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 ἐπισχεῖν | iobj | high | |
| 10 | παιδὶ | παῖς | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 Ἡρακλεῖ | appos | high | Appositional identification: Heracles, while a child. |
| 11 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | Adv | _ | 12 ἐπισχεῖν | advmod | high | |
| 12 | ἐπισχεῖν | ἐπέχω | VERB | V-AAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 8 φασιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive governed by φασίν; subject is understood as Θηβαῖοι/Hera construed as object. |
| 13 | γάλα | γάλα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 ἐπισχεῖν | obj | high | Object of ἐπισχεῖν. |
| 14 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | Prep | AdpType=Prep | 17 ἀπάτην | case | high | With accusative ἀπάτην. |
| 15 | δή | δή | PART | Part | _ | 16 τινα | advmod | medium | Emphatic particle within the τινα ἀπάτην phrase. |
| 16 | τινα | τις | DET | PIA-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἀπάτην | det | high | Indefinite determiner. |
| 17 | ἀπάτην | ἀπάτη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 12 ἐπισχεῖν | obl | high | Accusative of manner/circumstance with κατά. |
| 18 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | Prep | AdpType=Prep | 19 Διός | case | high | Introduces source/origin. |
| 19 | Διός | Ζεύς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 17 ἀπάτην | nmod | high | Genitive source with ἐκ. |
| 20 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 δείκνυται | punct | high |
καλεῖται δὲ ὁ σύμπας οὗτος τόπος Σῦρμα Ἀντιγόνης·
The clause is a naming construction: τόπος is the nominative subject of καλεῖται, with Σῦρμα as the predicative name and Ἀντιγόνης as its genitive specification.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καλεῖται | καλέω | VERB | V-3S-PMI | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Passive/middle-form verb meaning 'is called'; present middle/passive indicative. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 καλεῖται | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ὁ | ὁ | DET | T-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 σύμπας | det | high | |
| 4 | σύμπας | σύμπας | ADJ | A-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 τόπος | amod | high | Attributive adjective modifying τόπος. |
| 5 | οὗτος | οὗτος | DET | D-NSM | Case=Nom|Deixis=Dem|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 τόπος | det | high | Demonstrative determiner modifying τόπος. |
| 6 | τόπος | τόπος | NOUN | N-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 καλεῖται | nsubj:pass | high | Nominative subject of καλεῖται. |
| 7 | Σῦρμα | Σῦρμα | PROPN | N-NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 καλεῖται | xcomp | medium | Predicative name; neuter form is conventional in the toponym, despite the masculine subject. |
| 8 | Ἀντιγόνης | Ἀντιγόνη | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 Σῦρμα | nmod | high | Genitive dependent specifying the named place, 'of Antigone'. |
| 9 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 1 καλεῖται | punct | high |
ὡς γὰρ τὸν τοῦ Πολυνείκους ἄρασθαί οἱ προθυμουμένῃ νεκρὸν οὐδεμία ἐφαίνετο ῥᾳστώνη, δεύτερα ἐπενόησεν ἕλκειν αὐτόν, ἐς ὃ εἵλκυσέ τε καὶ ἐπέβαλεν ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἐτεοκλέους ἐξημμένην τὴν πυράν.
The opening ὡς-clause gives the circumstance motivating the second plan; the final relative clause specifies the endpoint where the corpse was dragged and thrown onto Eteocles’ already-kindled pyre.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 15 ἐπενόησεν | mark | medium | Introduces the causal/content clause construed with ἐπενόησεν. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | PART | _ | 15 ἐπενόησεν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 νεκρὸν | det | high | |
| 4 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 Πολυνείκους | det | high | |
| 5 | Πολυνείκους | Πολυνείκης | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 9 νεκρὸν | nmod | high | |
| 6 | ἄρασθαί | αἴρω | VERB | V-AMN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 8 προθυμουμένῃ | xcomp | medium | Infinitive governed by προθυμουμένῃ; middle form has reflexive/affected sense. |
| 7 | οἱ | οἱ | PRON | P-DSM | Case=Dat|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 8 προθυμουμένῃ | iobj | medium | Likely ethical/possessive dative with προθυμουμένῃ. |
| 8 | προθυμουμένῃ | προθυμέομαι | VERB | V-PMPDSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 11 ἐφαίνετο | advcl | medium | Dative feminine participle, probably agreeing with the implied female subject. |
| 9 | νεκρὸν | νεκρός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 ἄρασθαί | obj | high | Object of ἄρασθαι; τὸν agrees with it. |
| 10 | οὐδεμία | οὐδείς | DET | A-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Polarity=Neg | 12 ῥᾳστώνη | det | high | |
| 11 | ἐφαίνετο | φαίνω | VERB | V-IIM-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Impf|Voice=Mid | 15 ἐπενόησεν | ccomp | medium | Impersonal-seeming middle: 'there appeared'; subject is ῥᾳστώνη. |
| 12 | ῥᾳστώνη | ῥᾳστώνη | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐφαίνετο | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπενόησεν | punct | high | |
| 14 | δεύτερα | δεύτερος | ADV | A-APN | Degree=Pos | 15 ἐπενόησεν | advmod | high | Adverbial accusative, 'as a second measure/next'. |
| 15 | ἐπενόησεν | ἐπινοέω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 16 | ἕλκειν | ἕλκω | VERB | V-PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 15 ἐπενόησεν | xcomp | high | |
| 17 | αὐτόν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs | 16 ἕλκειν | obj | high | Refers to the corpse. |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπενόησεν | punct | high | |
| 19 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | P | _ | 20 ὃ | case | high | |
| 20 | ὃ | ὅς | PRON | P-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Rel | 24 ἐπέβαλεν | obl | medium | Relative accusative of result/endpoint, 'until/to which'. |
| 21 | εἵλκυσέ | ἕλκω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 24 ἐπέβαλεν | conj | high | Coordinates with ἐπέβαλεν. |
| 22 | τε | τε | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 21 εἵλκυσέ | cc | high | |
| 23 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 ἐπέβαλεν | cc | high | |
| 24 | ἐπέβαλεν | ἐπιβάλλω | VERB | V-AAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 20 ὃ | acl:relcl | medium | Second coordinated predicate in the relative clause; subject is implicit. |
| 25 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 30 πυράν | case | high | |
| 26 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 Ἐτεοκλέους | det | high | |
| 27 | Ἐτεοκλέους | Ἐτεοκλῆς | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 30 πυράν | nmod | high | |
| 28 | ἐξημμένην | ἐξάπτω | VERB | V-RPPASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 30 πυράν | amod | medium | Perfect passive participle modifying πυράν: 'having been kindled'. |
| 29 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 30 πυράν | det | high | |
| 30 | πυράν | πυρά | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 24 ἐπέβαλεν | obj | high | Object of ἐπέβαλεν; ἐπί with genitive marks the place onto which it was thrown. |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 ἐπενόησεν | punct | high |