ἐν δὲ τούτῳ, meanwhile
πέπλον, acc. of ὁ πέπλος, cloth, material
ὑφαίνουσιν, they weave
ἀλλήλαις, dative case: to each other, to one another (women or girls)
τὴν αὐλήν, accusative form of ἡ αὐλή, the courtyard
ἀπεκτόνασιν, they have killed, present perfect form of ἀποκτείνουσιν, they kill
ἀληθῆ, true things = the truth
ἐγένετο, it happened, it became, simple past form of γίγνεται, it happens, gets, becomes
ἐξηγεῖται, he/she relates, tells
τὸν λυκοκτόνον, accusative form of ὁ λυκο-κτόνος, the wolfslayer
ἀνάγκη ἐστίν, there's necessity, it is necessary
ὁ λιμός, hunger
ἀργῷ, dative case form of ἀργός, ἀργόν, lazy
πολύμηλοί τ' ἀφνειοί, rich in flocks and wealthy
σπανίως, seldom, rarely
ἀδύνατον, impossible, not possible
ὅταν ἄπω, whenever I'm away (subjunctive form of ἄπειμι )
τὰς ἀμπέλους, the vines, acc. pl. of ἡ ἄμπελος the (grape)vine
διότι, because
τοὺς ἀγῶνας, the contests, acc.pl. of ὁ ἀγών, τοῦ ἀγῶνος
ἔστω, let it be! so be it! very well!
ἐπεί, since, as
ἔγωγε, an emphatic ἔγω