- *Ēdē*
- temporal adverb - already/now
- *de*
- postpositive conjunction - and/but
- *axinē*
- nominative, feminine, singular - axe
- *pros*
- preposition with accusative - at/to
- *rhizan*
- accusative, feminine, singular - root
- *dendrōn*
- genitive, neuter, plural - of trees
- *keitai*
- present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - lies/is laid
- *oun*
- inferential conjunction - therefore/then
- *dendron*
- nominative, neuter, singular - tree
- *poioun*
- present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - producing/making
- *karpon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - fruit
- *kalon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - good
- *ekkoptetai*
- present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is cut down
- *pyr*
- accusative, neuter, singular - fire
- *balletai*
- present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is thrown