- *hōsei*
- comparative adverb - as/like/just as
- *peribolaion*
- accusative, neuter, singular - cloak/covering/mantle
- *helixeis*
- future active indicative, 2nd singular - will roll up
- *allagēsontai*
- future passive indicative, 3rd plural - will be changed
- *de*
- conjunction - but/and/yet
- *autos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - same
- *ei*
- present active indicative, 2nd singular - are
- *etē*
- nominative, neuter, plural - years
- *ouk*
- negative particle - not
- *ekleipsousin*
- future active indicative, 3rd plural - will fail/end