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They sought therefore (ezētoun oun). Imperfect active of zēteō, inchoative or conative, they began to seek. Either makes sense. The subject is naturally some of the Jerusalemites (Westcott) rather than some of the leaders (Bernard).
To take him (auton piasai). First aorist active infinitive, Doric form from piazō, from the usual piezō, occasionally so in the papyri, but piazō always in N.T. except Luk 6:38.
And (kai). Here = “but.”
Laid his hand (epebalen tēn cheira). Second aorist active indicative of epiballō, to cast upon. Old and common idiom for arresting one to make him a prisoner (Mat 26:50). See repetition in Joh 7:44.
His hour (hē hōra autou). In Joh 13:1 we read that “the hour” had come, but that was “not yet” (oupō). “John is at pains to point out at every point that the persecution and death of Jesus followed a predestined course” (Bernard), as in Joh 2:4; Joh 7:6, Joh 7:8; Joh 8:10; Joh 10:39; Joh 13:1, etc.
Was not yet come (oupō elēluthei). Past perfect active of erchomai, as John looks back on the story.