Grammar parses for passage 9.8.4
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Θηβαίοις δὲ ἐν τῷ περιβόλῳ τοῦ ἀρχαίου τείχους ἑπτὰ ἀριθμὸν ἦσαν πύλαι, μένουσι δὲ καὶ ἐς ἡμᾶς ἔτι.
The clause has an impersonal/existential construction: πύλαι is the nominative subject of ἦσαν, while ἑπτὰ ἀριθμὸν is an idiomatic accusative of number (‘seven in number’); μένουσι resumes πύλαι with an understood subject.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θηβαίοις | Θηβαῖος | PROPN | A-D??? | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 11 ἦσαν | obl | medium | Dative of association/possession: ‘for the Thebans’; substantivized ethnic name. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 11 ἦσαν | cc | high | |
| 3 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 5 περιβόλῳ | case | high | |
| 4 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | T-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 περιβόλῳ | det | high | |
| 5 | περιβόλῳ | περίβολος | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἦσαν | obl | high | |
| 6 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | T-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 τείχους | det | high | |
| 7 | ἀρχαίου | ἀρχαῖος | ADJ | A-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 τείχους | amod | high | |
| 8 | τείχους | τεῖχος | NOUN | N-GSN | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 5 περιβόλῳ | nmod | high | |
| 9 | ἑπτὰ | ἑπτά | NUM | M---- | Case=Acc|Number=Plur | 10 ἀριθμὸν | nummod | medium | Invariant numeral; accusative governed by the idiom ἀριθμὸν ἑπτά. |
| 10 | ἀριθμὸν | ἀριθμός | NOUN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 11 ἦσαν | obl | medium | Accusative of measure/number in the phrase ἑπτὰ ἀριθμόν. |
| 11 | ἦσαν | εἰμί | VERB | V-IAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Imperfect indicative of εἰμί. |
| 12 | πύλαι | πύλη | NOUN | N-NPF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 11 ἦσαν | nsubj | high | |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἦσαν | punct | high | |
| 14 | μένουσι | μένω | VERB | V-PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἦσαν | conj | high | Coordinate predicate with πύλαι as understood subject. |
| 15 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 14 μένουσι | cc | high | |
| 16 | καὶ | καί | ADV | ADV | _ | 14 μένουσι | advmod | high | Adverbial ‘also/still’. |
| 17 | ἐς | εἰς | ADP | PREP | _ | 18 ἡμᾶς | case | high | Variant form of εἰς. |
| 18 | ἡμᾶς | ἐγώ | PRON | P-1AP | Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1 | 14 μένουσι | obl | high | Temporal endpoint: ‘down to our time/us’. |
| 19 | ἔτι | ἔτι | ADV | ADV | _ | 14 μένουσι | advmod | high | ‘still/yet’. |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἦσαν | punct | high |
τεθῆναι δὲ τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπυνθανόμην σφίσιν ἀπό τε Ἠλέκτρας ἀδελφῆς Κάδμου καὶ Προιτίσιν ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς τῶν ἐπιχωρίων·
Infinitive τεθῆναι is the accusative-and-infinitive complement of ἐπυνθανόμην; σφίσιν is a dative of agent/source with the passive infinitive. The two ἀπό phrases identify the names' sources; Προιτίσιν is treated as a feminine dative plural proper name, though its form is orthographically ambiguous.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τεθῆναι | τίθημι | VERB | V--ANP- | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 5 ἐπυνθανόμην | xcomp | high | Aorist passive infinitive, subject accusative τὰ ὀνόματα. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 5 ἐπυνθανόμην | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | T-----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ὀνόματα | det | high | |
| 4 | ὀνόματα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-----NA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 1 τεθῆναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 5 | ἐπυνθανόμην | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | V1S-IIM- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb, imperfect middle. |
| 6 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P---DD-- | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs | 1 τεθῆναι | obl:agent | medium | Dative associated with passive τεθῆναι, likely source/agent. |
| 7 | ἀπό | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 Ἠλέκτρας | case | high | |
| 8 | τε | τε | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 7 ἀπό | cc | high | Correlative τε with καί. |
| 9 | Ἠλέκτρας | Ἠλέκτρα | PROPN | Ne----G- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἀδελφῆς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἀδελφῆς. |
| 10 | ἀδελφῆς | ἀδελφή | NOUN | N-----G-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 ὀνόματα | nmod | medium | Genitive appositional/source phrase: 'of the sister Electra'; attached to ὀνόματα. |
| 11 | Κάδμου | Κάδμος | PROPN | Ne----G- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀδελφῆς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on ἀδελφῆς. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 13 Προιτίσιν | cc | high | Coordinates the two source phrases. |
| 13 | Προιτίσιν | Προῖτος | PROPN | Ne----DP- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 ὀνόματα | obl | low | Form is ambiguous; interpreted as feminine dative plural proper name, likely referring to the Proitides, parallel to the ἀπό phrase. |
| 14 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 15 ἀνδρὸς | case | high | |
| 15 | ἀνδρὸς | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-----G-- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 Προιτίσιν | nmod | medium | Genitive complement of ἀπό, with ellipsis or association involving Προιτίσιν. |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | T-----GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 ἐπιχωρίων | det | high | |
| 17 | ἐπιχωρίων | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | A-----GPM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἀνδρὸς | amod | high | Substantivized adjective, 'local men'. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐπυνθανόμην | punct | high |
ἡλικίαν δὲ Προίτου καὶ τὸ ἀνωτέρω γένος χαλεπὰ ἦν εὑρεῖν.
Impersonal ἦν χαλεπά with εὑρεῖν as clausal subject; ἡλικίαν and γένος are coordinated accusative objects of the infinitive, with χαλεπά as its predicative accusative.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἡλικίαν | ἡλικία | NOUN | n-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 εὑρεῖν | obj | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | -------- | _ | 9 ἦν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Προίτου | Προῖτος | PROPN | n-s---mg- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 ἡλικίαν | nmod | high | |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | -------- | _ | 7 γένος | cc | high | |
| 5 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | l-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 7 γένος | det | high | |
| 6 | ἀνωτέρω | ἄνω | ADV | d-------- | Degree=Cmp | 7 γένος | advmod | medium | Comparative adverb used substantivally/modifying γένος. |
| 7 | γένος | γένος | NOUN | n-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 1 ἡλικίαν | conj | high | Coordinated second object with ἡλικίαν. |
| 8 | χαλεπὰ | χαλεπός | ADJ | a-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 10 εὑρεῖν | xcomp | high | Accusative predicative complement of εὑρεῖν. |
| 9 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | v3siia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Impersonal/copular finite verb. |
| 10 | εὑρεῖν | εὑρίσκω | VERB | v--ana--- | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Act | 9 ἦν | csubj | high | Articular/impersonal infinitival subject construction understood with ἦν. |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἦν | punct | high |
τὰς δὲ Νηίστας ὀνομασθῆναί φασιν ἐπὶ τῷδε.
Infinitival passive naming clause is governed by φασιν; τὰς Νηίστας is its accusative subject, while ἐπὶ τῷδε gives the stated occasion/reason.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 3 Νηίστας | det | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C- | _ | 5 φασιν | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | Νηίστας | Νηΐστα | PROPN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 ὀνομασθῆναί | nsubj:pass | medium | Proper-name plural; accusative as subject of the infinitive. |
| 4 | ὀνομασθῆναί | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V-ANP | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 5 φασιν | ccomp | high | |
| 5 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | V-3PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P- | _ | 7 τῷδε | case | high | |
| 7 | τῷδε | ὅδε | PRON | RD-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 4 ὀνομασθῆναί | obl | medium | Dative with ἐπί; elliptical masculine/neuter referent is context-dependent. |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 φασιν | punct | high |
ἐν ταῖς χορδαῖς νήτην καλοῦσι τὴν ἐσχάτην·
The prepositional phrase ἐν ταῖς χορδαῖς modifies καλοῦσι; νήτην is the substantivized accusative object, with τὴν ἐσχάτην in apposition/specification. The understood subject is third-person plural.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐν | ἐν | ADP | PREP | _ | 3 χορδαῖς | case | high | |
| 2 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | T- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 3 χορδαῖς | det | high | |
| 3 | χορδαῖς | χορδή | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 5 καλοῦσι | obl | high | |
| 4 | νήτην | νήτη | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 5 καλοῦσι | obj | medium | Technical musical term, substantivized as the name of a string/note. |
| 5 | καλοῦσι | καλέω | VERB | V-PIA-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 6 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | T-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 7 ἐσχάτην | det | high | |
| 7 | ἐσχάτην | ἔσχατος | ADJ | A-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 4 νήτην | appos | medium | Substantivized adjective, specifying νήτην; may alternatively be analyzed as a predicative complement in the naming construction. |
| 8 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 καλοῦσι | punct | high |
ταύτην οὖν τὴν χορδὴν Ἀμφίονα ἐπὶ ταῖς πύλαις ταύταις ἀνευρεῖν λέγουσιν.
Accusative ταύτην τὴν χορδήν is the subject of the accusative-and-infinitive construction with λέγουσιν; Ἀμφίονα is the accusative subject of ἀνευρεῖν. ἐπί with dative denotes location.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταύτην | οὗτος | DET | PD-AFSA | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 10 ἀνευρεῖν | nsubj | high | |
| 2 | οὖν | οὖν | PART | [ը] | _ | 11 λέγουσιν | discourse | high | |
| 3 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | RA-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 4 χορδὴν | det | high | |
| 4 | χορδὴν | χορδή | NOUN | N-ASF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 ἀνευρεῖν | obj | high | Head noun of the accusative phrase; also understood as accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 5 | Ἀμφίονα | Ἀμφίων | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀνευρεῖν | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive. |
| 6 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | P | _ | 8 πύλαις | case | high | |
| 7 | ταῖς | ὁ | DET | RA-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 8 πύλαις | det | high | |
| 8 | πύλαις | πύλη | NOUN | N-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 10 ἀνευρεῖν | obl | high | |
| 9 | ταύταις | οὗτος | DET | PD-DPF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 8 πύλαις | amod | high | |
| 10 | ἀνευρεῖν | ἀνευρίσκω | VERB | V--PAN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 λέγουσιν | ccomp | high | |
| 11 | λέγουσιν | λέγω | VERB | V-3P**AI | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 λέγουσιν | punct | high |
ἤδη δὲ ἤκουσα καὶ ὡς Ζήθου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Ἀμφίονος τῷ παιδὶ ὄνομα Νῆις γένοιτο, ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ τοῦ Νήϊδος τὰς πύλας κληθῆναι ταύτας.
The sentence reports two linked pieces of hearsay: a name arising for Zethus' child and the gates being called from that name; the kinship genitives and the exact inflection of Νῆις/Νήϊς are somewhat uncertain.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | Adverb | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | advmod | high | |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἤκουσα | ἀκούω | VERB | V-AIA-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 5 ὡς | cc | high | Coordinates the following ὡς-clause/content. |
| 5 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | Subordinator | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | ccomp | high | Introduces reported content. |
| 6 | Ζήθου | Ζήθος | PROPN | N-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀδελφοῦ | nmod | high | |
| 7 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | Art-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀδελφοῦ | det | high | |
| 8 | ἀδελφοῦ | ἀδελφός | NOUN | N-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 Ἀμφίονος | appos | high | Appositional genitive phrase identifying Ζήθου. |
| 9 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | Art-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 Ἀμφίονος | det | high | |
| 10 | Ἀμφίονος | Ἀμφίων | PROPN | N-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 12 παιδὶ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent on παιδί, within the kinship identification. |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | Art-D-N-S | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 12 παιδὶ | det | high | |
| 12 | παιδὶ | παῖς | NOUN | N-D-N-S | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 γένοιτο | iobj | high | Dative of the child to whom the name was given. |
| 13 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N-N-N-S | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 γένοιτο | nsubj | medium | Predicate/naming nominative with γένοιτο. |
| 14 | Νῆις | Νῆις | PROPN | N-N-F-S | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ὄνομα | appos | medium | Name in apposition to ὄνομα; gender and inflection of the proper name are uncertain. |
| 15 | γένοιτο | γίγνομαι | VERB | V-2AO-M-3S | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|Voice=Mid | 5 ὡς | ccomp | high | Optative in reported content. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 15 γένοιτο | punct | high | |
| 17 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | Prep | _ | 18 τούτου | case | high | |
| 18 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | D-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 21 Νήϊδος | nmod | high | Demonstrative genitive governed by ἀπό. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | Conjunction | _ | 24 κληθῆναι | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 20 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | Art-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 21 Νήϊδος | det | high | |
| 21 | Νήϊδος | Νῆϊς | PROPN | N-G-M-S | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 κληθῆναι | obl | medium | Genitive complement of ἀπό, with spelling/declension of the name uncertain. |
| 22 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | Art-A-F-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 23 πύλας | det | high | |
| 23 | πύλας | πύλη | NOUN | N-A-F-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 24 κληθῆναι | obj | high | |
| 24 | κληθῆναι | καλέω | VERB | V-AP-INF | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 15 γένοιτο | ccomp | high | Infinitive in a coordinated reported-content construction. |
| 25 | ταύτας | οὗτος | PRON | D-A-F-P | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 23 πύλας | det | high | Demonstrative determiner agreeing with πύλας. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | punct | high |