Grammar parses for passage 9.5.6
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Λύκου δὲ ἐπιτροπεύοντος δεύτερον κατίασιν Ἀμφίων καὶ Ζῆθος δύναμιν ἀγείραντες.
The syntax is somewhat difficult because ἐπιτροπεύοντος forms a genitive absolute and κατίασιν may be a textually uncertain finite verb; the main predication is treated as involving Ἀμφίων and Ζῆθος as subjects.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Λύκου | λύκος | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 3 ἐπιτροπεύοντος | advcl | high | Genitive absolute subject. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 5 κατίασιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | ἐπιτροπεύοντος | ἐπιτροπεύω | VERB | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 κατίασιν | advcl | high | Participle in genitive absolute with Λύκου. |
| 4 | δεύτερον | δεύτερος | ADJ | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 κατίασιν | advmod | medium | Likely adverbial accusative 'for the second time'. |
| 5 | κατίασιν | κατίημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | medium | Form and syntax are somewhat uncertain; finite verb taken as main predicate. |
| 6 | Ἀμφίων | Ἀμφίων | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 κατίασιν | nsubj | high | Subject of κατίασιν. |
| 7 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 8 Ζῆθος | cc | high | Coordinator. |
| 8 | Ζῆθος | Ζῆθος | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 6 Ἀμφίων | conj | high | Conjunct with Ἀμφίων. |
| 9 | δύναμιν | δύναμις | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 κατίασιν | obj | high | Direct object. |
| 10 | ἀγείραντες | ἀγείρω | VERB | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 5 κατίασιν | advcl | high | Circumstantial participle agreeing with the subject(s). |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 κατίασιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
καὶ Λάιον μὲν ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν οἷς ἦν ἐπιμελὲς μὴ γενέσθαι τὸ Κάδμου γένος ἐς τοὺς ἔπειτα ἀνώνυμον, Λάκου δὲ οἱ τῆς Ἀντιόπης παῖδες τῇ μάχῃ κρατοῦσιν·
The sentence has two coordinated clauses; the first contains an impersonal construction with ἐπιμελές + infinitive, and the second is straightforward with a dative of means.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 4 ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction linking the two clauses. |
| 2 | Λάιον | Λάϊος | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν | obj | high | Direct object of ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν. |
| 3 | μὲν | μέν | PART | _ | _ | 4 ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν | discourse | high | Correlative particle. |
| 4 | ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν | ὑπεκκλέπτω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 5 | οἷς | ὅς | PRON | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 6 ἦν | iobj | medium | Relative pronoun; likely dative of reference/possessor with ἦν. |
| 6 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | V-IXI-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Act | 7 ἐπιμελὲς | cop | high | Copula with ἐπιμελές. |
| 7 | ἐπιμελὲς | ἐπιμελής | ADJ | A--NSN | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 γενέσθαι | xcomp | medium | Predicative adjective; governs infinitive γενέσθαι. |
| 8 | μὴ | μή | PART | _ | _ | 9 γενέσθαι | advmod | high | Negates the infinitive. |
| 9 | γενέσθαι | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-ANM | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Mid | 7 ἐπιμελὲς | xcomp | high | Complement of ἐπιμελές. |
| 10 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 γένος | det | high | Article modifying γένος. |
| 11 | Κάδμου | Κάδμος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 γένος | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of γένος. |
| 12 | γένος | γένος | NOUN | N-NSN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 9 γενέσθαι | obj | high | Subject-like object of γενέσθαι. |
| 13 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | _ | _ | 16 ἀνώνυμον | case | high | Preposition with ἔπειτα. |
| 14 | τοὺς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 16 ἀνώνυμον | det | high | Article with ἔπειτα. |
| 15 | ἔπειτα | ἔπειτα | ADV | _ | _ | 16 ἀνώνυμον | advmod | high | Adverb used substantively with article. |
| 16 | ἀνώνυμον | ἀνώνυμος | ADJ | A-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ἐς | obl | medium | Likely adjectival complement within prepositional phrase; agreement is somewhat unexpected. |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 4 ὑπεκκλέπτουσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 18 | Λάκου | Λάκος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 23 παῖδες | nmod | medium | Likely genitive dependent of παῖδες. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 26 κρατοῦσιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 20 | οἱ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 23 παῖδες | det | high | Article with παῖδες. |
| 21 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 22 Ἀντιόπης | det | high | Article with Ἀντιόπης. |
| 22 | Ἀντιόπης | Ἀντιόπη | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 23 παῖδες | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of παῖδες. |
| 23 | παῖδες | παῖς | NOUN | N-PMN | Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 26 κρατοῦσιν | nsubj | high | Subject of κρατοῦσιν. |
| 24 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 25 μάχῃ | det | high | Article with μάχῃ. |
| 25 | μάχῃ | μάχη | NOUN | N-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 26 κρατοῦσιν | obl | high | Dative of means/instrument. |
| 26 | κρατοῦσιν | κρατέω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the second clause. |
| 27 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 26 κρατοῦσιν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
ὡς δὲ ἐβασίλευσαν, τὴν πόλιν τὴν κάτω προσῴκισαν τῇ Καδμείᾳ καὶ Θήβας ὄνομα ἔθεντο κατὰ συγγένειαν τὴν Θήβης.
Two coordinated main clauses follow a temporal subordinate clause; the second clause uses a naming construction with Θήβας as object and ὄνομα as a secondary nominal.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 3 ἐβασίλευσαν | mark | high | Subordinating conjunction introducing temporal clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἐβασίλευσαν | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | ἐβασίλευσαν | βασιλεύω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 9 προσῴκισαν | advcl | high | Finite verb in temporal subordinate clause. |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἐβασίλευσαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 5 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 πόλιν | det | high | Article modifying πόλιν. |
| 6 | πόλιν | πόλις | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 προσῴκισαν | obj | high | Direct object of προσῴκισαν. |
| 7 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 6 πόλιν | det | high | Article repeated with attributive κάτω. |
| 8 | κάτω | κάτω | ADV | _ | _ | 6 πόλιν | amod | medium | Attributive adverb/adjectival modifier of πόλιν; syntax is somewhat compressed. |
| 9 | προσῴκισαν | προῳκίζω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 10 | τῇ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 11 Καδμείᾳ | det | high | Article modifying Καδμείᾳ. |
| 11 | Καδμείᾳ | Κάδμεια | PROPN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 προσῴκισαν | iobj | high | Dative complement of προσῴκισαν. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 15 ἔθεντο | cc | high | Coordinating conjunction. |
| 13 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 15 ἔθεντο | obj | high | Object of ἔθεντο. |
| 14 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 ἔθεντο | obj | high | Secondary object / predicate-like nominal in naming construction. |
| 15 | ἔθεντο | τίθημι | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 9 προσῴκισαν | conj | high | Coordinated main verb. |
| 16 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | _ | _ | 17 συγγένειαν | case | high | Preposition governing accusative. |
| 17 | συγγένειαν | συγγένεια | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 15 ἔθεντο | obl | high | Prepositional object. |
| 18 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 19 Θήβης | det | high | Article modifying Θήβης. |
| 19 | Θήβης | Θήβη | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 συγγένειαν | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of συγγένειαν. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 προσῴκισαν | punct | high | Punctuation. |