Grammar parses for passage 3.17.7
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τὰ γὰρ τοῖς πρότερον συγγραφέντα ἐπʼ ἀκριβὲς ἀποχρῶντα ἦν·
The syntax is participial and somewhat compressed: the neuter plural article + participle phrase appears as the subject, with ἀποχρῶντα functioning predicatively under ἦν.
| # | Form | Lemma | UPOS | XPOS | Features | Head | DepRel | Conf. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | τὰ | ὁ | DET | l-p---na- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 συγγραφέντα | nsubj | high | Article functioning substantively with συγγραφέντα. |
| 2 | γὰρ | γάρ | PART | g-------- | _ | 9 ἦν | discourse | high | Postpositive explanatory particle. |
| 3 | τοῖς | ὁ | DET | l-p---md- | Case=Dat|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|PronType=Art | 5 συγγραφέντα | det | high | Article modifying συγγραφέντα. |
| 4 | πρότερον | πρότερον | ADV | d-------- | _ | 5 συγγραφέντα | advmod | high | Adverb modifying the participle. |
| 5 | συγγραφέντα | συγγράφω | VERB | v-pppnnpa- | Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur|Tense=Perf|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass | 9 ἦν | nsubj | medium | Neuter plural participle; syntactically linked to ἦν as predicate-subject or subject-like participial clause. |
| 6 | ἐπʼ | ἐπί | ADP | r-------- | _ | 7 ἀκριβὲς | case | high | Preposition governing ἀκριβές. |
| 7 | ἀκριβὲς | ἀκριβής | ADJ | a-s---na- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing | 8 ἀποχρῶντα | obl | medium | Likely adverbial accusative with ἐπί, dependent on ἀποχρῶντα. |
| 8 | ἀποχρῶντα | ἀποχράω | VERB | v-pppanma- | Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Act | 9 ἦν | xcomp | medium | Accusative participle agreeing with implied neuter plural subject; exact syntactic function somewhat uncertain. |
| 9 | ἦν | εἰμί | AUX | v3siia--- | Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin|Voice=Act | 0 ROOT | root | high | Copular/main verb. |
| 10 | · | · | PUNCT | _ | _ | 9 ἦν | punct | high | Sentence-final punctuation. |