- *Hotan*
- temporal conjunction - when/whenever
- *gar*
- postpositive conjunction - for/because
- *legōsin*
- present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say
- *Eirēnē*
- nominative, feminine, singular - peace
- *asphaleia*
- nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety
- *tote*
- adverb - then/at that time
- *aiphnidios*
- nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected
- *autois*
- dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them
- *ephistatai*
- present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over
- *olethros*
- nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin
- *hōsper*
- comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as
- *ōdin*
- nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain
- *tē*
- dative, feminine, singular - to the
- *en*
- preposition + dative - in
- *gastri*
- dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly
- *echousē*
- present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding
- *ou mē*
- emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not
- *ekphygōsin*
- aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape