ἐζήτει : imperfect, implying continuous effort, for a while unsuccessful, because of (ἀπὸ) the crowd, too dense to penetrate, and not to be seen over by him, being short of stature (ἡλικίᾳ as in Matthew 6:27). ἰδεῖν τὸν Ἰ. τίς ἐστι = ἰδεῖν τίς ἐστιν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, to see who Jesus is = de facie cognoscere (Kuinoel); “ fama notum vultu noscere cupiebat” (Grotius).

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