Joh 11:51. Ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ, of his own self) as men, who deliberate, otherwise are wont.-σὐκ εἶπει, said not) By this is explained the verb εἶπεν, said, which was used in Joh 11:49.-ὑπερ τοῦ ἔθνους, for the nation) Caiaphas had said, ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ, for the people, Joh 11:50. But John does not now any longer call them λαόν, a people, since their polity was expiring.