Grammar parses for passage 9.26.2
Open translation for this passage
προελθόντων δὲ τὸ ὄρος ἐστὶν ὅθεν τὴν Σφίγγα λέγουσιν ὁρμᾶσθαι ἐπʼ ὀλέθρῳ τῶν ἁρπαζομένων αἴνιγμα ᾄδουσαν·
Genitive absolute προελθόντων δὲ is concessive/temporal (‘after they had proceeded’); ὄρος is the subject of ἐστίν, with ὅθεν introducing the source relative clause. The accusative αἴνιγμα is a predicate/object-like complement with ᾄδουσαν, referring to the riddle sung by the Sphinx.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | προελθόντων | προέρχομαι | VERB | V-AAP-GPM | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plural|Tense=Aorist|Voice=Active | 4 ὄρος | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle; subject is implicit/elliptical. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 1 προελθόντων | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-NSN | Case=Nominative|Definite=Def|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 4 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 4 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Nominative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 5 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of ἐστίν. |
| 5 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PAI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Singular|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | ὅθεν | ὅθεν | ADV | ADV | _ | 10 ὁρμᾶσθαι | advmod | medium | Relative adverb ‘whence’; introduces the source relation, with the relative clause attached to ὄρος. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Accusative|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 8 Σφίγγα | det | high | |
| 8 | Σφίγγα | Σφίγξ | PROPN | N-ASF | Case=Accusative|Gender=Fem|Number=Singular | 10 ὁρμᾶσθαι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ὁρμᾶσθαι. |
| 9 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plural|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 ἐστὶν | ccomp | high | Impersonal/indefinite reporting verb governing infinitival content. |
| 10 | ὁρμᾶσθαι | ὁρμάω | VERB | V-PNM | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 9 λέγουσιν | xcomp | high | Infinitive dependent on λέγουσιν; middle ‘to set out/from’. |
| 11 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 ὀλέθρῳ | case | high | Elided form of ἐπί; governs dative. |
| 12 | ὀλέθρῳ | ὄλεθρος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dative|Gender=Masc|Number=Singular | 10 ὁρμᾶσθαι | obl | high | Dative object of ἐπί, expressing purpose/result. |
| 13 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-GPM | Case=Genitive|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plural | 14 ἁρπαζομένων | det | high | |
| 14 | ἁρπαζομένων | ἁρπάζω | VERB | V-PPM-GPM | Case=Genitive|Gender=Masc|Mood=Participle|Number=Plural|Tense=Pres|Voice=Pass | 12 ὀλέθρῳ | nmod | high | Substantivized genitive participle: ‘of those being carried off’. |
| 15 | αἴνιγμα | αἴνιγμα | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Accusative|Gender=Neuter|Number=Singular | 16 ᾄδουσαν | obj | medium | Accusative object of ᾄδουσαν, or accusative complement associated with the sung riddle. |
| 16 | ᾄδουσαν | ᾄδω | VERB | V-PAP-ASF | Case=Accusative|Gender=Fem|Mood=Participle|Number=Singular|Tense=Pres|Voice=Active | 8 Σφίγγα | advcl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with Σφίγγα; manner/concomitant action. |
| 17 | · | · | PUNCT | PUNCT | _ | 5 ἐστὶν | punct | high |
οἱ δὲ κατὰ λῃστείαν σὺν δυνάμει ναυτικῇ πλανωμένην φασὶν αὐτὴν ἐς τὴν πρὸς Ἀνθηδόνι σχεῖν θάλασσαν, καταλαβοῦσαν δὲ τὸ ὄρος τοῦτο ἁρπαγαῖς χρῆσθαι, πρὶν ἐξεῖλεν Οἰδίπους αὐτὴν ὑπερβαλόμενος πλήθει στρατιᾶς ἣν ἀφίκετο ἔχων ἐκ Κορίνθου.
The report verb φασίν governs infinitival material; the sequence πλανωμένην is treated as a participial complement, while the final relative clause has a difficult and possibly textually compressed attachment.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | T-P---NM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 9 φασὶν | nsubj | high | Article used substantivally: ‘they’. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 9 φασὶν | cc | high | |
| 3 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 4 λῃστείαν | case | high | |
| 4 | λῃστείαν | λῃστεία | NOUN | N-ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 πλανωμένην | obl | high | Accusative with κατά, expressing manner/occupation. |
| 5 | σὺν | σύν | ADP | PREP | _ | 6 δυνάμει | case | high | |
| 6 | δυνάμει | δύναμις | NOUN | N-DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 8 πλανωμένην | obl | high | |
| 7 | ναυτικῇ | ναυτικός | ADJ | A-DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 6 δυνάμει | amod | high | |
| 8 | πλανωμένην | πλανάω | VERB | V-PPMSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 9 φασὶν | ccomp | medium | Participial complement within the report; agrees with αὐτήν. |
| 9 | φασὶν | φημί | VERB | V-PIA-3P- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 10 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF-3P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 15 σχεῖν | obj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 11 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 12 τὴν | case | high | |
| 12 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 θάλασσαν | det | high | |
| 13 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 14 Ἀνθηδόνι | case | high | With dative, locative ‘by/near’. |
| 14 | Ἀνθηδόνι | Ἀνθηδών | PROPN | N-DSF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 θάλασσαν | nmod | high | |
| 15 | σχεῖν | ἔχω | VERB | V-2AAN- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 8 πλανωμένην | xcomp | high | Aorist infinitive dependent on φασίν. |
| 16 | θάλασσαν | θάλασσα | NOUN | N-ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 σχεῖν | obj | high | |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 σχεῖν | punct | high | |
| 18 | καταλαβοῦσαν | καταλαμβάνω | VERB | V-2AAP-SAF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 24 χρῆσθαι | advcl | high | Participial adjunct with αὐτήν understood. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 24 χρῆσθαι | cc | high | |
| 20 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 21 ὄρος | det | high | |
| 21 | ὄρος | ὄρος | NOUN | N-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 18 καταλαβοῦσαν | obj | high | |
| 22 | τοῦτο | οὗτος | PRON | D-ASN- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 21 ὄρος | det | high | Demonstrative determiner. |
| 23 | ἁρπαγαῖς | ἁρπαγή | NOUN | N-DPF- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 24 χρῆσθαι | obl | high | Dative with χρῆσθαι. |
| 24 | χρῆσθαι | χράομαι | VERB | V-PMN- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 15 σχεῖν | conj | high | Infinitive coordinated with σχεῖν. |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 24 χρῆσθαι | punct | high | |
| 26 | πρὶν | πρίν | SCONJ | CONJ | _ | 27 ἐξεῖλεν | mark | high | Introduces a temporal clause. |
| 27 | ἐξεῖλεν | ἐξελαύνω | VERB | V-2AAI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 24 χρῆσθαι | advcl | medium | Finite clause after πρίν; subject is Οἰδίπους. |
| 28 | Οἰδίπους | Οἰδίπους | PROPN | N-NSM- | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 27 ἐξεῖλεν | nsubj | high | |
| 29 | αὐτὴν | αὐτός | PRON | P-ASF-3P- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3 | 27 ἐξεῖλεν | obj | high | |
| 30 | ὑπερβαλόμενος | ὑπερβάλλω | VERB | V-2AMP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 27 ἐξεῖλεν | advcl | medium | Aorist middle participle; construction is semantically compressed/uncertain. |
| 31 | πλήθει | πλῆθος | NOUN | N-DSN- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 30 ὑπερβαλόμενος | obl | medium | Dative associated with ὑπερβαλόμενος, likely measure/means. |
| 32 | στρατιᾶς | στρατιά | NOUN | N-GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 31 πλήθει | nmod | high | |
| 33 | ἣν | ὅς | PRON | R-ASF- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 34 ἀφίκετο | obj | high | Relative pronoun, object of ἀφίκετο in the idiom ‘arrived with which’. |
| 34 | ἀφίκετο | ἀφικνέομαι | VERB | V-2ADI-3S- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 32 στρατιᾶς | acl:relcl | medium | Relative clause modifying στρατιᾶς; the antecedent/case relation is syntactically difficult. |
| 35 | ἔχων | ἔχω | VERB | V-PAP-NSM | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 34 ἀφίκετο | advcl | high | Participial adjunct with Οἰδίπους. |
| 36 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 37 Κορίνθου | case | high | |
| 37 | Κορίνθου | Κόρινθος | PROPN | N-GSF- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 35 ἔχων | obl | high | |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 φασὶν | punct | high |