Luk 1:7. Καὶ, and) They no longer now had any hope of offspring, owing to a twofold cause [their age and Elizabeth’s barrenness]: Luk 1:18; Luk 1:36 (comp. Rom 4:19); and perhaps they were now not even seeking for [desiring] offspring.-προβεβηκότες, far advanced) A sweet description of the old age of the godly, which looks to the blissful goal [προβεβ. implying progress towards it].