- *de*
- postpositive particle - but/and
- *ēn*
- imperfect, 3rd singular - was
- *hypochōrōn*
- present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - withdrawing
- *en*
- preposition + dative - in/into
- *tais erēmois*
- dative, feminine, plural - the desert places
- *proseuchomenos*
- present participle, middle or passive, nominative, masculine, singular - praying