Καὶ ἐκώφευσαν καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ λόγον, ὅτι ἐντολὴ τοῦ βασιλέως, λέγων, οὐκ ἀποκριθήσεσθε αὐτῷ.

1. Καὶ
   And
2. ἐκώφευσαν
   they were silent
   they kept silent
3. καὶ
   and
4. οὐκ
   not
5. ἀπεκρίθησαν
   answered
   they answered
6. αὐτῷ
   to him
7. λόγον
   word
8.  
   ,
    
9. ὅτι
   that
   because
10. ἐντολὴ
    commandment
11. τοῦ
    of the
    the
12. βασιλέως
    king
13.  
    ,
     
14. λέγων
    saying
15.  
    ,
     
16. οὐκ
    not
17. ἀποκριθήσεσθε
    you shall answer
18. αὐτῷ
    to him
19.  
    .
     

And they were silent and did not answer him a word, because the king's commandment was, You shall not answer him.