- *pateres*
- nominative, masculine, plural - fathers
- *mē*
- negative particle with imperative - do not
- *erethizete*
- present active imperative, 2nd person plural - provoke/irritate
- *tekna*
- accusative, neuter, plural - children
- *hymōn*
- genitive, 2nd person plural pronoun - of you/your
- *hina mē*
- negative purpose clause - so that not
- *athymōsin*
- present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may be discouraged