- *agōnizomenos*
- present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - competing
- *enkrateuetai*
- present indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - exercises self-control
- *men*
- particle - on one hand (correlative with δὲ)
- *oun*
- conjunction - therefore/consequently
- *phtharton*
- accusative, masculine, singular - perishable
- *stephanon*
- accusative, masculine, singular - crown/wreath
- *labōsin*
- aorist subjunctive, 3rd person plural - might receive
- *aphtharton*
- accusative, masculine, singular - imperishable