- *Hoi katheudontes*
- nominative, masculine, plural with article - the ones sleeping/those who sleep
- *gar*
- postpositive conjunction - for/because
- *nyktos*
- genitive, feminine, singular - of night/at night
- *katheudousin*
- present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they sleep
- *hoi methyskomenoi*
- nominative, masculine, plural with article - the ones getting drunk/those getting drunk
- *methyousin*
- present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they are drunk/they get drunk