- *ginōskete*
- present active imperative, 2nd person plural - know
- *ēdei*
- pluperfect active with imperfect meaning, 3rd person singular - had known
- *oikodespotēs*
- nominative masculine singular - master of house
- *phylakē*
- dative feminine singular - watch/period of night
- *kleptēs*
- nominative masculine singular - thief
- *erchetai*
- present middle/passive, 3rd person singular - comes
- *egrēgorēsen*
- aorist active, 3rd person singular - would have watched
- *eiasen*
- aorist active, 3rd person singular - would have allowed
- *diorygēnai*
- aorist passive infinitive - to be broken into
- *oikian*
- accusative feminine singular - house