- *Elegen*
- imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying/kept saying
- *oun*
- inferential conjunction - therefore/so
- *pros*
- preposition + accusative - to/toward
- *men*
- postpositive particle marking contrast with *de* - on one hand
- *therismos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - harvest
- *polys*
- nominative, masculine, singular - much/great/abundant
- *de*
- postpositive conjunction marking contrast with *men* - but/and/on the other hand
- *ergatai*
- nominative, masculine, plural - workers/laborers
- *oligoi*
- nominative, masculine, plural - few/little
- *deēthēte*
- aorist passive imperative, 2nd plural - request/beseech/pray to
- *Kyriou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - Lord/Master
- *therismou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - harvest
- *hopōs*
- conjunction + subjunctive - so that/in order that
- *ekballē*
- present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - send out/thrust out
- *ergatas*
- accusative, masculine, plural - workers/laborers
- *therismon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - harvest