Grammar parses for passage 9.8.7
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Θερσάνδρου δὲ τοῦ Πολυνείκους ἀνακαλεσαμένου σφᾶς ἐπὶ τὰ οἰκεῖα, τὰς πύλας διὰ ὧν τὴν κάθοδον ἐποιοῦντο ἀπὸ τῆς Ὁμόλης ὀνομάζουσιν Ὁμολωίδας.
Genitive absolute Θερσάνδρου ... ἀνακαλεσαμένου sets the circumstance; ὀνομάζουσιν governs τὰς πύλας, with διὰ ὧν ... ἐποιοῦντο as a relative clause and Ὁμολωίδας as the predicative name.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Θερσάνδρου | Θέρσανδρος | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 5 ἀνακαλεσαμένου | nsubj | high | Subject of the genitive-absolute participle. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | C-------- | _ | 21 ὀνομάζουσιν | cc | high | |
| 3 | τοῦ | ὁ | DET | L--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 4 Πολυνείκους | det | high | |
| 4 | Πολυνείκους | Πολυνείκης | PROPN | N--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 1 Θερσάνδρου | appos | high | Appositional identifier of Θέρσανδρος. |
| 5 | ἀνακαλεσαμένου | ἀνακαλέω | VERB | V--GSM- | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Tense=Aor|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Mid | 21 ὀνομάζουσιν | advcl | high | Genitive absolute participle. |
| 6 | σφᾶς | σφεῖς | PRON | P---A--3P | Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3 | 5 ἀνακαλεσαμένου | obj | high | Object of ἀνακαλεσαμένου. |
| 7 | ἐπὶ | ἐπί | ADP | R-------- | _ | 9 οἰκεῖα | case | high | Preposition governing τὰ οἰκεῖα. |
| 8 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | L--NPA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 9 οἰκεῖα | det | high | |
| 9 | οἰκεῖα | οἰκεῖος | ADJ | A--NPA- | Case=Acc|Degree=Pos|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 5 ἀνακαλεσαμένου | obl | high | Substantivized neuter plural, destination/home. |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ὀνομάζουσιν | punct | high | |
| 11 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | L--FPA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 πύλας | det | high | |
| 12 | πύλας | πύλη | NOUN | N--FPA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 21 ὀνομάζουσιν | obj | high | Object of ὀνομάζουσιν. |
| 13 | διὰ | διά | ADP | R-------- | _ | 14 ὧν | case | high | Preposition governing the relative pronoun. |
| 14 | ὧν | ὅς | PRON | P---GPA- | Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur | 17 ἐποιοῦντο | obl | high | Relative object of διά; agrees with antecedent understood as the gates. |
| 15 | τὴν | ὁ | DET | L--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 16 κάθοδον | det | high | |
| 16 | κάθοδον | κάθοδος | NOUN | N--FSA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἐποιοῦντο | obj | high | Object of ἐποιοῦντο. |
| 17 | ἐποιοῦντο | ποιέω | VERB | V--IMI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Imp|Voice=Mid | 21 ὀνομάζουσιν | acl:relcl | high | Relative-clause predicate. |
| 18 | ἀπὸ | ἀπό | ADP | R-------- | _ | 20 Ὁμόλης | case | high | |
| 19 | τῆς | ὁ | DET | L--FSG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 20 Ὁμόλης | det | high | |
| 20 | Ὁμόλης | Ὁμόλη | PROPN | N--FSG- | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 17 ἐποιοῦντο | obl | high | Source adjunct with ἀπό. |
| 21 | ὀνομάζουσιν | ὀνομάζω | VERB | V--PAI-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 22 | Ὁμολωίδας | Ὁμολωίς | PROPN | N--FPA- | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 12 πύλας | appos | medium | Predicative naming accusative; attached to πύλας. |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 21 ὀνομάζουσιν | punct | high |
ἐρχομένῳ δὲ ἐκ Πλαταίας ἔσοδος ἐς τὰς Θήβας κατὰ πύλας ἐστὶν Ἠλέκτρας, καὶ ταύτῃ Καπανέα τὸν Ἱππόνου βιαιοτέρας ποιούμενον πρὸς τὸ τεῖχος τὰς προσβολὰς βληθῆναι κεραυνῷ λέγουσι.
The first clause has a dative circumstantial participle with ἐρχομένῳ and an existential/copular clause; in the second clause, Καπανέα is the accusative subject of the infinitive βληθῆναι, with τὰς προσβολὰς as its object and βιαιοτέρας ποιούμενον as a modifying participial phrase. The exact attachment of ταύτῃ is somewhat uncertain, likely adverbial/local.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐρχομένῳ | ἔρχομαι | VERB | V-PP-M-S-D | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 5 ἔσοδος | advcl | high | Circumstantial dative present participle, ‘as one approaches/coming’. |
| 2 | δὲ | δέ | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 5 ἔσοδος | cc | high | Postpositive connective. |
| 3 | ἐκ | ἐκ | ADP | PREP | _ | 4 Πλαταίας | case | high | |
| 4 | Πλαταίας | Πλαταιαί | PROPN | N-DFP | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 1 ἐρχομένῳ | obl | high | Place-name in the genitive after ἐκ. |
| 5 | ἔσοδος | ἔσοδος | NOUN | N-NSF | Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 11 ἐστὶν | nsubj | high | Subject of existential ἐστίν. |
| 6 | ἐς | ἐς | ADP | PREP | _ | 8 Θήβας | case | high | |
| 7 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 8 Θήβας | det | high | |
| 8 | Θήβας | Θῆβαι | PROPN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 5 ἔσοδος | obl | high | Destination complement of ἔσοδος. |
| 9 | κατὰ | κατά | ADP | PREP | _ | 10 πύλας | case | high | |
| 10 | πύλας | πύλη | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 5 ἔσοδος | obl | high | Route/local complement, ‘through the gates’. |
| 11 | ἐστὶν | εἰμί | AUX | V-PIA-3S | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | |
| 12 | Ἠλέκτρας | Ἠλέκτρα | PROPN | N-GSF | Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing | 10 πύλας | nmod | high | Genitive identifying the gates. |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | _ | 11 ἐστὶν | punct | high | |
| 14 | καὶ | καί | CCONJ | CONJ | _ | 28 λέγουσι | cc | high | Coordinates the following reported clause. |
| 15 | ταύτῃ | οὗτος | PRON | D-DSF | Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem | 28 λέγουσι | advmod | medium | Likely adverbial/local dative, ‘here/by this way’; antecedent or precise attachment is uncertain. |
| 16 | Καπανέα | Καπανεύς | PROPN | N-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 βληθῆναι | nsubj | high | Accusative subject of the infinitive βληθῆναι. |
| 17 | τὸν | ὁ | DET | T-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 18 Ἱππόνου | det | high | |
| 18 | Ἱππόνου | Ἱππόνοος | PROPN | N-GSM | Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 16 Καπανέα | nmod | high | Patronymic genitive, ‘son of Hipponous’; τὸν is substantival article with the name. |
| 19 | βιαιοτέρας | βίαιος | ADJ | A-APF-SUP-CMP | Case=Acc|Degree=Cmp|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 25 προσβολὰς | amod | high | Comparative adjective modifying προσβολάς. |
| 20 | ποιούμενον | ποιέω | VERB | V-PMP-ASM | Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Mood=Part|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|Voice=Mid | 16 Καπανέα | acl | high | Accusative participle agreeing with Καπανέα; middle sense ‘making/launching’. |
| 21 | πρὸς | πρός | ADP | PREP | _ | 23 τεῖχος | case | high | |
| 22 | τὸ | ὁ | DET | T-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 23 τεῖχος | det | high | |
| 23 | τεῖχος | τεῖχος | NOUN | N-ASN | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 20 ποιούμενον | obl | high | Goal/direction complement of ποιούμενον. |
| 24 | τὰς | ὁ | DET | T-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 25 προσβολὰς | det | high | |
| 25 | προσβολὰς | προσβολή | NOUN | N-APF | Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur | 20 ποιούμενον | obj | high | Object of ποιούμενον. |
| 26 | βληθῆναι | βάλλω | VERB | V-APN | Mood=Inf|Tense=Aor|Voice=Pass | 28 λέγουσι | ccomp | high | Aorist passive infinitive in the reported construction. |
| 27 | κεραυνῷ | κεραυνός | NOUN | N-DSM | Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing | 26 βληθῆναι | obl | high | Means/instrument dative, ‘by lightning/thunderbolt’. |
| 28 | λέγουσι | λέγω | VERB | V-PIA-3P | Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Voice=Act | 11 ἐστὶν | conj | high | Finite verb introducing the reported infinitival clause. |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | _ | 28 λέγουσι | punct | high |