- *legein*
- present active infinitive - to say
- *Kainēn*
- accusative, feminine, singular - new
- *pepalaiōken*
- perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he has made old
- *prōtēn*
- accusative, feminine, singular - first
- *de*
- postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
- *palaioumenon*
- present passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - becoming old
- *gēraskon*
- present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - growing old/aging
- *engys*
- adverb - near
- *aphanismou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - disappearance/vanishing