- *de*
- postpositive particle - but/and/now
- *ginōskete*
- present imperative active, 2nd person plural - know
- *ēdei*
- pluperfect indicative active, 3rd person singular - had known
- *oikodespotēs*
- nominative, masculine, singular - master of house
- *hōra*
- dative, feminine, singular - hour/time
- *kleptēs*
- nominative, masculine, singular - thief
- *erchetai*
- present indicative middle/passive, 3rd person singular - comes
- *egrēgorēsen*
- aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - would have watched/stayed awake
- *an*
- particle - [marks conditional statement]
- *aphēken*
- aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - would have allowed/permitted
- *diorygēnai*
- aorist infinitive passive - to be broken into/dug through
- *oikon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - house