- *elegen*
- imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying/kept saying
- *sēmainōn*
- present active participle, nominative masculine singular - signifying/indicating
- *thanatō*
- dative masculine singular - death
- *ēmellen*
- imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was about to/was going to
- *apothnēskein*
- present active infinitive - to die