- *Ara oun*
- inferential conjunction - therefore then/so then
- *mē*
- negative particle - not
- *katheudōmen*
- present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us sleep/we should sleep
- *hōs*
- comparative particle - as/like
- *kai*
- conjunction - and
- *hoi loipoi*
- nominative, masculine, plural with article - the rest/the others
- *alla*
- adversative conjunction - but
- *grēgorōmen*
- present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us be alert/let us stay awake
- *nēphōmen*
- present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us be sober/let us be self-controlled