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Could not this man (ouk edunato houtos). Imperfect middle of dunamai. They do not say dunatai (can, present middle indicative). But clearly the opening of the blind man’s eyes (chapter 9) had made a lasting impression on some of these Jews, for it was done three months ago.
Have caused that this man also should not die (poiēsai hina kai houtos mē apothanēi). First aorist active infinitive of poieō with hina, like the Latin facere ut (sub-final use, Robertson, Grammar, p. 985), with the second aorist active subjunctive apothanēi and negative mē. These Jews share the view expressed by Martha (Joh 11:21) and Mary (Joh 11:32) that Jesus could have prevented the death of Lazarus.