- *tis*
- interrogative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who
- *gar*
- postpositive conjunction - for
- *ex*
- preposition + genitive - from/of
- *hymōn*
- personal pronoun, genitive, plural - of you
- *thelōn*
- present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - wishing/wanting
- *pyrgon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - tower
- *oikodomēsai*
- aorist infinitive, active - to build
- *ouchi*
- negative particle (emphatic) - not
- *prōton*
- adverb - first
- *kathisas*
- aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down
- *psēphizei*
- present, 3rd singular, active - calculates/counts
- *dapanēn*
- accusative, feminine, singular - cost/expense
- *ei*
- conjunction - if
- *echei*
- present, 3rd singular, active - has
- *ta*
- definite article, accusative, neuter, plural - the things
- *pros*
- preposition + accusative - for
- *apartismon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - completion