- *Diathēkē*
- nominative feminine singular - 'covenant/testament'
- *gar*
- postpositive conjunction - 'for'
- *epi*
- preposition with dative - 'upon/over'
- *nekrois*
- dative masculine plural adjective - 'dead [ones]'
- *bebaia*
- nominative feminine singular adjective - 'firm/confirmed'
- *epei*
- conjunction - 'since/because'
- *mēpote*
- negative adverb - 'never/not at all'
- *ischyei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - 'is strong/has force'
- *hote*
- adverb - 'when'
- *zē*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - 'lives'
- *ho diathemenos*
- nominative masculine singular participle - 'the one who made [it]'