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ἀκούοντες—‘by the account of.’ ἀκούων, like κλύων, is often used where we expect an aor. partic. διπλασίας ζημίας—the influence of the rel. does not extend to this clause. οὐκ ἐκ προσηκόντων—i.e. contrary to what was to be expected of them.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 3. E.C. Marchant. London. MacMillan & Company. 1909.
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