- *Polla*
- accusative, neuter, plural - many things
- *eichon*
- imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I was having/had
- *graphein*
- present, active, infinitive - to write
- *all*
- conjunction - but
- *ou*
- negative particle - not
- *thelō*
- present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wish/want
- *dia*
- preposition + genitive - through/by means of
- *melanos*
- genitive, neuter, singular - of ink
- *kalamou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - of pen/reed
- *soi*
- dative, 2nd person singular pronoun - to you
- *grapsai*
- aorist, active, infinitive - to write