Grammar parses for passage 9.8.4
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τεθῆναι δὲ τὰ ὀνόματα ἐπυνθανόμην σφίσιν ἀπό τε Ἠλέκτρας ἀδελφῆς Κάδμου καὶ Προιτίσιν ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς τῶν ἐπιχωρίων·
The syntax is straightforward overall, but ἐπυνθανόμην governs two infinitival/oblique informational complements, and σφίσιν / Προιτίσιν are somewhat context-dependent in their exact semantic role.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τεθῆναι | τίθημι | VERB | V--ANA | Mood=Inf|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 5 ἐπυνθανόμην | ccomp | high | Perfect passive infinitive dependent on ἐπυνθανόμην. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | T | _ | 5 ἐπυνθανόμην | discourse | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ὀνόματα | det | high | Article modifying ὀνόματα. |
| 4 | ὀνόματα | ὄνομα | NOUN | N- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 1 τεθῆναι | obj | high | Accusative subject/accusative of the infinitive. |
| 5 | ἐπυνθανόμην | πυνθάνομαι | VERB | V-IAI-1S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb. |
| 6 | σφίσιν | σφεῖς | PRON | P-3D | Case=Dat|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs | 1 τεθῆναι | obl | medium | Dative with ἀπό phrase, likely referential 'from them'. |
| 7 | ἀπό | ἀπό | ADP | R- | _ | 9 Ἠλέκτρας | case | high | Introduces genitive complement. |
| 8 | τε | τε | PART | G | _ | 7 ἀπό | cc | medium | Correlative/enclitic particle linking with καί. |
| 9 | Ἠλέκτρας | Ἠλέκτρα | PROPN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 1 τεθῆναι | obl | high | Genitive object of ἀπό. |
| 10 | ἀδελφῆς | ἀδελφή | NOUN | N-S---FG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 9 Ἠλέκτρας | appos | high | Apposition to Ἠλέκτρας. |
| 11 | Κάδμου | Κάδμος | PROPN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 ἀδελφῆς | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀδελφῆς. |
| 12 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | C- | _ | 14 ἀπὸ | cc | high | Coordination. |
| 13 | Προιτίσιν | Προιτίς | PROPN | N-P---FD- | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 τεθῆναι | obl | low | Likely dative proper name; form and relation somewhat uncertain. |
| 14 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R- | _ | 15 ἀνδρὸς | case | high | Introduces genitive complement. |
| 15 | ἀνδρὸς | ἀνήρ | NOUN | N-S---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 τεθῆναι | obl | high | Genitive object of ἀπό. |
| 16 | τῶν | ὁ | DET | L-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 17 ἐπιχωρίων | det | high | Article modifying ἐπιχωρίων. |
| 17 | ἐπιχωρίων | ἐπιχώριος | ADJ | A-P---MG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur | 15 ἀνδρὸς | nmod | high | Attributive genitive modifying ἀνδρός. |
| 18 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 ἐπυνθανόμην | punct | high | Sentence punctuation. |
τὰς δὲ Νηίστας ὀνομασθῆναί φασιν ἐπὶ τῷδε.
Indirect statement: φασιν takes infinitival clause ὀνομασθῆναι with accusative subject τὰς Νηίστας; ἐπὶ τῷδε attaches as a prepositional oblique.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | l-s---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 4 ὀνομασθῆναί | obj | high | Article agreeing with Νηίστας as the subject of the infinitive clause. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | g-------- | _ | 5 φασιν | discourse | high | Postpositive connective particle. |
| 3 | Νηίστας | Νηίστης | PROPN | n-p---fa- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 4 ὀνομασθῆναί | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive ὀνομασθῆναί in indirect statement after φασιν. |
| 4 | ὀνομασθῆναί | ὀνομάζω | VERB | v--an-- | Aspect=Perf|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 5 φασιν | ccomp | medium | Infinitive complement of φασιν; passive aorist infinitive. Aspect/perfective coding is approximate. |
| 5 | φασιν | φημί | VERB | v3ppia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the sentence. |
| 6 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | d-------- | _ | 7 τῷδε | case | high | Preposition governing τῷδε. |
| 7 | τῷδε | ὅδε | DET | l-s---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 5 φασιν | obl | high | Dative object of ἐπί. |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 5 φασιν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |
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 syntax is a reported statement: ἤκουσα governs both an indirect statement with ὡς + optative and a complementary infinitive clause; the genitives around Ζήθου/Ἀμφίονος are nested appositional modifiers.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἤδη | ἤδη | ADV | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | advmod | high | Temporal adverb. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | discourse | high | Postpositive discourse particle. |
| 3 | ἤκουσα | ἀκούω | VERB | _ | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Main verb of the first clause. |
| 4 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | _ | _ | 5 ὡς | cc | high | Coordinates the following content clause. |
| 5 | ὡς | ὡς | SCONJ | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | ccomp | high | Introduces indirect statement/content clause. |
| 6 | Ζήθου | Ζήθος | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀδελφοῦ | nmod | high | Genitive dependent of ἀδελφοῦ. |
| 7 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 8 ἀδελφοῦ | det | high | Article modifying ἀδελφοῦ. |
| 8 | ἀδελφοῦ | ἀδελφός | NOUN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 10 Ἀμφίονος | nmod | high | In apposition/possessive relation to Ζήθου. |
| 9 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 10 Ἀμφίονος | det | high | Article modifying Ἀμφίονος. |
| 10 | Ἀμφίονος | Ἀμφίων | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 8 ἀδελφοῦ | nmod | high | Genitive modifier of ἀδελφοῦ. |
| 11 | τῷ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 12 παιδὶ | det | high | Article modifying παιδὶ. |
| 12 | παιδὶ | παῖς | NOUN | _ | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 13 ὄνομα | nsubj | medium | Dative with ὄνομα in naming expression. |
| 13 | ὄνομα | ὄνομα | NOUN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 15 γένοιτο | nsubj | high | Subject of γένοιτο in the reported clause. |
| 14 | Νῆις | Νῆις | PROPN | _ | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 13 ὄνομα | appos | high | Name in apposition to ὄνομα. |
| 15 | γένοιτο | γίγνομαι | VERB | _ | Mood=Opt|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Mid | 5 ὡς | ccomp | high | Optative in indirect statement after ὡς. |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | punct | high | Punctuation. |
| 17 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | _ | _ | 21 Νήϊδος | case | high | Preposition governing genitive. |
| 18 | τούτου | οὗτος | PRON | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 21 Νήϊδος | nmod | high | Genitive object of ἀπό. |
| 19 | δὲ | δέ | PART | _ | _ | 24 κληθῆναι | discourse | high | Postpositive particle. |
| 20 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art | 21 Νήϊδος | det | high | Article modifying Νήϊδος. |
| 21 | Νήϊδος | Νήις | PROPN | _ | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 24 κληθῆναι | obl | medium | Likely genitive of source/origin after ἀπό; gender/form somewhat uncertain. |
| 22 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 23 πύλας | det | high | Article modifying πύλας. |
| 23 | πύλας | πύλη | NOUN | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 24 κληθῆναι | obj | high | Object of κληθῆναι. |
| 24 | κληθῆναι | καλέω | VERB | _ | Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Inf|Voice=Pass | 3 ἤκουσα | ccomp | high | Complement infinitive depending on ἤκουσα. |
| 25 | ταύτας | οὗτος | DET | _ | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem | 23 πύλας | det | high | Demonstrative modifying πύλας. |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 3 ἤκουσα | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |