And if the course had been yet longer for the two, then had he passed him by, neither left the issue in doubt.
εἰ δέ κ' ἔτι προτέρω γένετο δρόμος ἀμφοτέροισι , τώ κέν μιν παρέλασσ' οὐ δ' ἀμφήριστον ἔθηκεν .
εἰ δέ ἄν ἔτι προτέρω γίγνομαι δρόμος ἀμφότερος , τῷ ἄν μιν παρελαύνω οὐ δέ ἀμφήριστος τίθημι .