- *telōnēs*
- nominative masculine singular - tax collector
- *hestōs*
- perfect active participle, nominative masculine singular - standing
- *ēthelen*
- imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was willing
- *ophthalmous*
- accusative masculine plural - eyes
- *ouranon*
- accusative masculine singular - heaven/sky
- *eparai*
- aorist active infinitive - to lift up/raise
- *etypen*
- imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was beating/striking
- *stēthos*
- accusative neuter singular - chest/breast
- *legōn*
- present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying
- *Theos*
- nominative masculine singular - God
- *hilasthēti*
- aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular - be merciful/propitious
- *hamartōlō*
- dative masculine singular - sinner