- *laos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - people
- *ho kathēmenos*
- present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one sitting/dwelling
- *skotei*
- dative, neuter, singular - darkness [object of preposition]
- *eiden*
- aorist active, 3rd singular - saw
- *phōs*
- nominative, neuter, singular - light
- *mega*
- accusative, neuter, singular - great
- *kathēmenois*
- present middle participle, dative, masculine, plural - to the ones sitting/dwelling
- *chōra*
- dative, feminine, singular - region/country [object of preposition]
- *skia*
- dative, feminine, singular - shadow [object of preposition]
- *thanatou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - of death
- *aneteilen*
- aorist active, 3rd singular - rose/dawned
- *autois*
- dative, masculine, plural - to them