- *Ēsan*
- imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - were [continuous]
- *de*
- conjunctive particle - but/and/now
- *ekei*
- adverb - there
- *hydriai*
- nominative, feminine, plural - water jars/pots
- *lithinai*
- nominative, feminine, plural - stone/made of stone
- *hex*
- numeral - six
- *keimenai*
- present, middle, participle, nominative, feminine, plural - lying/placed
- *kata*
- preposition + accusative - according to/for
- *katharismon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - purification/cleansing
- *Ioudaiōn*
- genitive, masculine, plural - Jews/Judeans
- *chōrousai*
- present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, plural - containing/holding
- *ana*
- distributive preposition - each/apiece
- *metrētas*
- accusative, masculine, plural - measures [about 9 gallons each]