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58. οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς. Rather, ‘her kinsfolk,’ which was the original meaning of the word cousins (con-sobrini). See Luk 1:36.
ἐμεγάλυνεν … μετ' αὐτῆς. A Hebraism (Luk 1:72; 1Sa 12:24. LXX[39]), but an expressive one. ‘God magnified (comp. μεγαλύνει in the Magnificat) His mercy with her.’
[39] LXX. Septuagint.
“I say not God Himself can make man’s best
Without best men to help Him.”
G. ELLIOT, Stradivarius.