Ἐγὼ πόλις ὀχυρά, πόλις πολιορκουμένη, μάτην ποτιῶ αὐτήν· ἁλώσεται γὰρ νυκτὸς, ἡμέρας δὲ πεσεῖται τεῖχος.

1. Ἐγὼ
   I
2. πόλις
   city
3. ὀχυρά
   strong
   fortified
4.  
   ,
    
5. πόλις
   city
6. πολιορκουμένη
   being besieged
   besieged
7.  
   ,
    
8. μάτην
   in vain
9. ποτιῶ
   i will give to drink
   i give to drink, will give to drink
10. αὐτήν
    it
    her
11.  
    ·
     
12. ἁλώσεται
    will be caught
    will be taken
13. γὰρ
    for
14. νυκτὸς
    night
15.  
    ,
     
16. ἡμέρας
    days
    day
17. δὲ
    but
    and
18. πεσεῖται
    will fall
19. τεῖχος
    wall
20.  
    .
     

I am a strong city, a city being besieged. In vain I will give it to drink, for it will be taken by night, but by day the wall will fall.