- *Arti*
- temporal adverb - now/at this moment
- *gar*
- postpositive conjunction - for/because
- *anthrōpous*
- accusative, masculine, plural - direct object
- *peithō*
- present active indicative, 1st person singular - I persuade/convince
- *ē*
- disjunctive particle - or
- *ton Theon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - direct object alternative
- *zētō*
- present active indicative, 1st person singular - I seek/desire
- *anthrōpois*
- dative, masculine, plural - indirect object
- *areskein*
- present active infinitive - to please/satisfy
- *ei gar*
- conditional conjunction - for if
- *eti*
- adverb - still/yet
- *ēreskon*
- imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was pleasing
- *Christou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - possessive
- *doulos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - predicate nominative
- *ouk an ēmēn*
- imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular with negative and potential particle - I would not be