- *Apekrithēsan*
- aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they answered/replied
- *eipon*
- aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they said
- *patēr*
- nominative masculine singular - father
- *Abraam*
- nominative masculine singular - Abraham
- *estin*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
- *Legei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/tells
- *Iēsous*
- nominative masculine singular - Jesus
- *tekna*
- nominative neuter plural - children/descendants
- *tou Abraam*
- genitive masculine singular - of Abraham
- *ēte*
- imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were
- *erga*
- accusative neuter plural - works/deeds
- *epoieite*
- imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you were doing
- *an*
- modal particle - would/could/might [indicating contrary-to-fact condition]