- *Houtos*
- demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - this one/he
- *estin*
- present active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - is
- *egō*
- nominative 1st person singular pronoun - I (emphatic)
- *eipon*
- aorist active indicative 1st person singular of *legō* - said
- *Opisō*
- preposition with genitive - after/behind
- *mou*
- genitive 1st person singular pronoun - of me/my
- *erchetai*
- present middle/passive indicative 3rd person singular of *erchomai* - comes
- *anēr*
- nominative masculine singular - man
- *emprosthen*
- preposition with genitive - before/ahead of
- *gegonen*
- perfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *ginomai* - has become
- *prōtos*
- nominative masculine singular - first/chief
- *ēn*
- imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - was