# 2 Clement 7.4

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:138; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 128–161 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/7/4/

Summary: Cheaters in the games are flogged and thrown out.

## Greek text

εἰδέναι ἡμᾶς δεῖ, ὅτι ὁ τὸν φθαρτὸν ἀγῶνα ἀγωνιζόμενος, ἐὰν εὑρεθῇ φθείρων, μαστιγωθεὶς αἴρεται καὶ ἔξω βάλλεται τοῦ σταδίου.

## English translation (Claude)

We must know that the one who competes in the perishable contest, if he is found cheating, is flogged, removed, and thrown out of the stadium.

## Translation notes

- “Cheating” (φθείρων): literally “corrupting” the contest, breaking its rules.

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 7.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/7/4/).