- *estin*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
- *phthoran*
- accusative, feminine, singular - destruction/corruption/perishing
- *apochrēsei*
- dative, feminine, singular - using up/consumption
- *entalmata*
- accusative, neuter, plural - commandments/precepts
- *didaskalias*
- accusative, feminine, plural - teachings/doctrines
- *anthrōpōn*
- genitive, masculine, plural - men/human beings