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The hour is come (elēluthen hē hōra). The predestined hour, seen from the start (Joh 2:4), mentioned by John (Joh 7:30; Joh 8:20) as not yet come and later as known by Jesus as come (Joh 13:1), twice again used by Jesus as already come (in the prayer of Jesus, Joh 17:1; Mar 14:41, just before the betrayal in the Garden). The request from the Greeks for this interview stirs the heart of Jesus to its depths.
That the Son of man should be glorified (hina doxasthēi ho huios tou anthrōpou). Purpose clause with hina (not in the sense of hote, when) and the first aorist passive subjunctive of doxazō, same sense as in Joh 12:16, Joh 13:31. The Cross must come before Greeks can really come to Jesus with understanding. But this request shows that interest in Jesus now extends beyond the Jewish circles.