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καὶ ναυσὶ καὶ πεζῷ δέξωνται. The dative is circumstantial, and is a noticeable instance of the possible extension of a case-use. καὶ ναυσὶ καὶ πεζῷ ἐλθεῖν would be normal; the substitution of δέξασθαι causes an extension which would hardly be allowed by a priori notions of syntax.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 8. T.G. Tucker. London. MacMillan & Company. 1892.
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