- *houtōs*
- adverb - thus/in this manner
- *ēmen*
- imperfect indicative, 1st person plural - we were
- *nēpioi*
- nominative, masculine, plural - infants/minors
- *hypo*
- preposition with accusative - under
- *stoicheia*
- accusative, neuter, plural - elements/rudiments/principles
- *kosmos*
- genitive, masculine, singular - world/universe/order
- *dedoulōmenoi*
- perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been enslaved