“And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”
And as an athlete, one is not crowned unless one competes according to the rules — the athletic metaphor: victory requires both striving (agōnizomai) and rule-observance (nomos). Lawful struggle alone earns the stephanos (wreath).
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