- *Existanto*
- imperfect middle, 3rd person plural - were amazed/astonished [continuous]
- *de*
- conjunction - and/but/now
- *diēporoun*
- imperfect active, 3rd person plural - were perplexed/confused [continuous]
- *pros*
- preposition + accusative - to/toward
- *legontes*
- present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
- *an*
- particle - [indicates contingency]
- *theloi*
- present optative active, 3rd person singular - might mean/wish/intend
- *einai*
- present active infinitive - to be