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Went out (exērchonto). Inchoative imperfect. Graphic picture.
One by one (heis kath' heis). Not a Johannine phrase, but in Mar 14:19 where also the second nominative is retained as if kath' (kata) is regarded as a mere adverb and not as a preposition.
Beginning from the eldest (arxamenoi apo tōn presbuterōn). “From the elder (comparative form, common in Koiné as superlative) men,” as was natural for they had more sins of this sort which they recalled. “They are summoned to judge themselves rather than the woman” (Dods).
Was left alone (kateleiphthē monos). First aorist effective passive indicative of kataleipō, to leave behind, with predicate nominative monos. “Jesus was left behind alone.”
And the woman, where she was, in the midst (kai hē gunē en mesōi ousa). The woman was left behind also “being in the midst” as they had placed her (Joh 8:3) before they were conscience stricken and left.