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KATA AOYKAN 1 υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην. 14. καὶ ἔσται ’ ‘ > / ‘ το 39 ~ , η. 3 a Χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ yervqcer*> αὐτοῦ , ” 4 > [ή a9 , 4 Φ Χαρήσονται. 15. ἔσται γὰρ µέγας ἐνώπιον Tod? Κυρίου" καὶ οἶνον ‘ s a , ‘ , 5ς , , ” > καὶ σίκερα οὗ ph τίς, καὶ Πνεύματος “Ayiou πλησθήσεται ἔτι ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ. 16. καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ισραῆλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτῶν: 17. καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ὃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύµατι καὶ δυνάµει ἩἨλίου," ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν 18. Καὶ εἶπε Ζαχαρίας πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον, ἐγὼ γάρ εἶμι πρεσβύτης, καὶ ἡ γυνή µου προβεβηκυῖα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῆς. 190. Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς 6 ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ''᾿Εγώ εἰμι Γαβριὴλ ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ: καὶ ἀπεστάλην λαλῆσαι πρός σε, καὶ εὐαγγελίσασθαί σοι
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“Kata τί γνώσομαι τοῦτο;
ταῦτα.
1 γενεσει in most uncials, 2 SACL 33 omit του (Tisch.).
20. καὶ ἰδού, ἔσῃ σιωπῶν καὶ μὴ δυνάµενος λαλῆσαι, ἄχρι
BDA have it (W.H. in marg.).
3 προσελευσεται in BCL (W.H. marg.), probably an unintentional error.
4 Hera in NBL.
interpreters ; a very superficial criticism. True to human nature and to O. T. piety, and not unacceptable to God. That the prayer was for offspring appears from the angelic message, objective and subjective corresponding. — yewvyjoet, shall bear; originally to beget.—lodvvyny : the name already mentioned to inspire faith in the. reality of the promise: meaning, God is gracious.—Ver. 14. χαρά, ἀγαλλίασις, a joy, an exultation; joy in higher, highest degree : joy over a son late born, and such a son as he will turn out to be. -πολλοὶ: a joy not merely to parents as a child, but to many as a man.—Ver. 15. µέγας, a great man before the Lord; not merely in God’s sight = true greatness, but indicating the sphere or type of greatness: in the region of ethics and religion.—xat οἶνον, etc., points to the external badge of the moral and re- ligious greatness: abstinence as a mark of consecration and separation —a
devotee.—oixepa = 196) (not Greek),
strong drink, extracted from any kind of fruit but grapes (here only in N. T.).— Πνεύματος ‘Ayiou : in opposition to wine and strong drink, as in Eph. v.18. But the conception of the Holy Spirit, formed from the Johannine type of piety, is very different from that of St. Paul, or suggested by the life of our Lord.—Ver. 16 describes the function of the Baptist. --ἐπιστρέψει: repentance, conversion,
his great aim and watchword.—Ver. 17. προελεύσεται ἐν. α.: not a refer- ence to John’s function as forerunner oi Messiah, but simply a description of his prophetic character. He shall go before God (and men) = δε, in his career, an Elijah in spirit and power, and function; described in terms recalling Malachi iv. 6.
Vv. 18-20. Zechariah doubts. The angel’s dazzling promise of a son, and even of ason with such a career, might be but a reflection of Zechariah’s own secret desire and hope; yet when his day-dream is objectified it seems too good and great to be true. This also is true to human nature, which alternates between high hope and deep despair, according as faith or sense has the upper hand.—Ver. 19. ἀποκριθεὶς : the very natural scepticism of Zechariah is treated as a {αυ]ε---Γαβριὴλ: the naming of angels is characteristic of the later stage of Judaism (vide Daniel viii. 16, x. 21).— Ver. 20. σιωπῶν καὶ μὴ δ. λ., silent and not able to speak; a temporary dumb- ness the sign asked, a slight penalty; not arbitrary, however, rather the almost natural effect of his state of mind—a kind of prolonged stupefaction resulting from a promise too great to be believed, yet pointing toa boon passionately desired.—
av@ ὧν: a phrase of Lk. = ns, because, (Also in 2 Thess. ii. το.)