- *de*
- postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
- *gēn*
- accusative, feminine, singular - earth/land/soil
- *kalēn*
- accusative, feminine, singular - good/beautiful/noble
- *spareis*
- aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sown
- *houtos*
- demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one
- *logon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - word/message
- *akouōn*
- present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing/listening to
- *syniōn*
- present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - understanding
- *dē*
- particle - indeed/truly/verily
- *karpophorei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - bears fruit
- *poiei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - makes/produces/does
- *men*
- particle marking first element in contrast - on one hand