- *apekrithē*
- aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - answered/replied [completed action]
- *legōn*
- present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying [ongoing action]
- *estin*
- present active indicative, 3rd singular - is [ongoing state]
- *mētēr*
- nominative, feminine, singular - mother [subject]
- *adelphoi*
- nominative, masculine, plural - brothers [subject]