Oracle 21c

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with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select ( SELECT column_value
         FROM   table(c.shape.sdo_ordinates) 
         WHERE  ROWNUM = 1
       ) AS startpoint_x
from   cte c


STARTPOINT_X


1

5

11


with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select ( select column_value
         from   table(c.shape.sdo_ordinates) 
         FETCH FIRST ROW ONLY
       ) AS startpoint_x
from   cte c


STARTPOINT_X


1

1

1


with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select ( select column_value
         from   table((shape).sdo_ordinates) 
         FETCH FIRST ROW ONLY
       ) AS startpoint_x
from   cte


STARTPOINT_X


1

1

1


with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select ( select column_value
         from   table(c.shape.sdo_ordinates) 
         OFFSET 0 ROW FETCH NEXT 1 ROW ONLY
       ) AS startpoint_x
from   cte c


STARTPOINT_X


1

1

1


with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select ( SELECT column_value
         FROM   (
           select column_value, ROWNUM AS rn
           from   table(c.shape.sdo_ordinates) 
           WHERE  ROWNUM <= 2
         )
         WHERE rn = 2
       ) AS startpoint_y
from   cte c


STARTPOINT_Y


2

2

2


with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select ( select column_value
         from   table(c.shape.sdo_ordinates) 
         OFFSET 1 ROW FETCH NEXT 1 ROW ONLY
       ) AS startpoint_y
from   cte c


STARTPOINT_Y


2

2

2


with cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select sp.start_point AS start_point_y
from   cte c
       CROSS JOIN LATERAL (
         SELECT column_value AS start_point, ROWNUM AS start_point_index
         FROM   table(c.shape.sdo_ordinates)
       ) sp
WHERE  sp.start_point_index = 2


START_POINT_Y


2

6

12


with FUNCTION get_ordinate(
  shape SDO_GEOMETRY,
  idx   PLS_INTEGER
) RETURN NUMBER
IS
BEGIN
  RETURN shape.sdo_ordinates(idx);
END;
cte as (
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 1, 2,  3, 4              )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array( 5, 6,  7, 8,  9,10       )) shape from dual union all
  select sdo_geometry(2002, 26917, null, sdo_elem_info_array(1, 2, 1), sdo_ordinate_array(11,12, 13,14, 15,16, 17,18)) shape from dual
)
select get_ordinate(c.shape, 2) AS start_point_y
from   cte c


START_POINT_Y


2

6

12