Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 1:72 - 1:72

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 1:72 - 1:72


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72, 73. ἔλεος … μνησθῆναι … ὅρκον. These three words have been thought by some to be an allusion to the three names John (‘Jehovah’s mercy’), Zacharias (‘remembered by Jehovah’), and Elizabeth (see p. 88). Such plays on words, are exceedingly common in the Bible. For similar possible instances of latent paranomasiae see the author’s Life of Christ, I. 65; II. 200, 240.