{But when it was now in the midst of the feast} ((8864)(8820)de t(8873)
heort(8873) mesous(8873)). Literally, "But feast being already midway."
Genitive absolute, present active participle, of meso(935c), old
verb from mesos, in LXX, here only in N.T. The feast of
tabernacles was originally seven days, but a last day (verse  37  Le 23:36 ) was added, making eight in all. {And taught} (kai
edidasken). Imperfect active of didask(935c), probably inchoative,
"began to teach." He went up (aneb(885c), effective aorist,
arrived). The leaders had asked (verse  11 ) where Jesus was.
There he was now before their very eyes.