Dative of Reference.—The dative of a noun or pronoun often denotes the person in whose opinion a statement holds good.
γάμους τοὺς πρώτους ἐγάμει Πέρσῃσι ὁ Δᾱρεῖος
Darius contracted marriages most distinguished in the eyes of the Persians 3.88, πᾶσι νῑκᾶν τοῖς κριταῖς
to be victorious in the judgment of all the judges Av. 445, πολλοῖσιν οἰκτρός
pitiful in the eyes of many Tr. 1071. παρά is often used, as in παρὰ Δᾱρείῳ κριτῇ
in the opinion of Darius 3.160.