ἀγώνιον ἐν δόξᾳ θέμενος εὖχος: Much disputed. The contrast between ἐν δόξᾳ and ἔργῳ must be insisted on: δόξα, usually “glory,” is “opinion” P. 1.36, and N. 11.24: ἐμὰν δόξαν. ἐν δόξᾳ θέμενος=προθέμενος, “setting before his mind” the glory (εὖχος) of the games. The Schol., however, makes ἐν δόξᾳ θ. εὖχος = ἔνδοξον νομίσας τὸ νικῆσαι.
καθελών: Cf. P. 5.21: εὖχος ἑλών.