- *misthōtos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - hired man/hireling
- *de*
- postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
- *ōn*
- present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being
- *poimēn*
- nominative, masculine, singular - shepherd
- *eisin*
- present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they are
- *probata*
- nominative, neuter, plural - sheep
- *idia*
- nominative, neuter, plural - own/belonging to oneself
- *theōrei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - sees/perceives
- *lykon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - wolf
- *erchomenon*
- present middle participle, accusative masculine singular - coming
- *aphiēsin*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - leaves/abandons
- *pheugei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - flees/runs away
- *lykos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - wolf
- *harpazei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - seizes/snatches
- *skorpizei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - scatters/disperses