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 |
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 |