- *Hōn*
- genitive, plural, relative pronoun - from which (referring to qualities in v.5)
- *tines*
- nominative, plural, indefinite pronoun - some/certain ones
- *astochēsantes*
- aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having missed/swerved
- *exetrapēsan*
- aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they turned aside/deviated
- *eis*
- preposition + accusative - into/toward
- *mataiologian*
- accusative, feminine, singular - direction/goal