{He which gave command} (ho sumbouleusas). First aorist
active articular participle of sumbouleu(935c), old verb ( Mt
26:4 ). The reference is to  Joh 11:50 . {It was expedient}
(sumpherei). Present active indicative retained in indirect
assertion after secondary tense ((886e), was). Here we have the
second aorist active infinitive apothanein as the subject of
sumpherei, both good idioms in the _Koin(825f).