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He cried with a loud voice (phōnēi megalēi ekraugasen). First aorist active indicative of kraugazō, old and rare word from kraugē (Mat 25:6). See Mat 12:19. Occurs again in Joh 18:40; Joh 19:6, Joh 19:12. Only once in the lxx (Ezra 3:13) and with phōnēi megalēi (either locative or instrumental case makes sense) as here. For this “elevated (great) voice” see also Mat 24:31; Mar 15:34, Mar 15:37; Rev 1:10; Rev 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 exō). “Hither out.” No verb, only the two adverbs, deuro here alone in John. Lazarus heard and obeyed the summons.