{He cried with a loud voice} (ph(936e)(8869) megal(8869) ekraugasen).
First aorist active indicative of kraugaz(935c), old and rare word
from kraug(885c) ( Mt 25:6 ). See Mt 12:19 . Occurs again in Joh
18:40 19:6,12 . Only once in the LXX ( Ezr 3:13 ) and with
ph(936e)(8869) megal(8869) (either locative or instrumental case makes
sense) as here. For this "elevated (great) voice" see also Mt
24:31 Mr 15:34,37 Re 1:10 21:3 . The loud voice was not for
the benefit of Lazarus, but for the sake of the crowd standing
around that they might see that Lazarus came forth simultaneously
with the command of Jesus. {Lazarus, come forth} (Lazare, deuro
ex(935c)). "Hither out." No verb, only the two adverbs, deuro here
alone in John. Lazarus heard and obeyed the summons.
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