- *Ou*
- negative particle - not
- *gar*
- postpositive conjunction - for/because
- *tolmōmen*
- present active indicative, 1st person plural - we dare/venture
- *enkrinai*
- aorist active infinitive - to classify/count among
- *ē*
- disjunctive conjunction - or
- *sunkrinai*
- aorist active infinitive - to compare/combine
- *heautous*
- accusative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - themselves
- *tisin*
- dative, masculine, plural indefinite pronoun - with certain ones
- *tōn*
- genitive, masculine, plural article - of the
- *sunistanontōn*
- present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - commending/recommending
- *alla*
- adversative conjunction - but
- *autoi*
- nominative, masculine, plural intensive pronoun - they themselves
- *en*
- preposition + dative - in/by
- *heautois*
- dative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - with themselves
- *metrountes*
- present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - measuring
- *kai*
- conjunction - and
- *sunkrunontes*
- present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - comparing
- *ou*
- negative particle - not
- *suniousin*
- present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they understand