- *de*
- postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
- *phobou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - of fear
- *eseisthēsan*
- aorist passive, 3rd plural - were shaken
- *tērountes*
- present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - guarding/keeping
- *egenonto*
- aorist middle, 3rd plural - became
- *hōsei*
- comparative particle - as/like
- *nekroi*
- nominative, masculine, plural - dead persons