- *gar*
- conjunction - for/because
- *ōpheleitai*
- present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is profited/benefited
- *anthrōpos*
- nominative masculine singular - man/person
- *kerdēsas*
- aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having gained
- *kosmon*
- accusative masculine singular - world
- *holon*
- accusative masculine singular - whole/entire
- *de*
- conjunction - but/and, contrastive particle
- *apolesas*
- aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having lost/destroyed
- *zēmiōtheis*
- aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having been damaged/forfeited