- *apekrithēsan*
- aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - answered
- *de*
- postpositive particle - but/and
- *phronimoi*
- nominative feminine plural - wise
- *legousai*
- present active participle, nominative feminine plural - saying
- *mēpote*
- conjunction - lest perhaps
- *arkesē*
- aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might suffice
- *poreuesthe*
- present middle imperative, 2nd person plural - go
- *mallon*
- adverb - rather/instead
- *pōlountas*
- present active participle, accusative masculine plural - selling
- *agorasate*
- aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - buy