{That Jesus was coming} (hoti I(8873)ous erchetai). Present
middle indicative retained in indirect discourse after the
secondary tense (886b)ousen (first aorist active). {Went and met
him} (hup(886e)t(8873)en aut(9369)). First aorist (ingressive) active
indicative of hupanta(935c), old compound verb, to go to meet ( Mt
8:28 ) with the associative instrumental case aut(9369). {But Mary
still sat in the house} (Mariam de en t(9369) oik(9369) ekathezeto).
Imperfect middle of kathezomai, old verb to sit down, graphic
picture of Mary, "while Mary was sitting in the house." Both
Martha and Mary act true to form here as in  Lu 10:38-42 .