- *Ēsan*
- imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were/were being
- *de*
- postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
- *grammateōn*
- genitive, masculine, plural - of scribes
- *kathēmenoi*
- present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - sitting
- *dialogizomenoi*
- present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - reasoning/discussing
- *kardiais*
- dative, feminine, plural - hearts