[805] τοῖσιν: to these; antec. of the following rel. No conj. is used to connect this with what has preceded, since this is in a kind of appos. with “ὧδέ γε ῥέξαι”. For the dat., cf. “Τρωσί” v. 816. Each is to give orders to his countrymen, as usual. This indicates the separation into tribes (accomplished v. 815) corresponding to that of the Greeks, vs. 362 f.
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