Luke 1:61

And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπαν eipan	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
her	αὐτὴν autēn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular feminine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
none	οὐδείς oudeis	G3762	not even one (man · adjective — nominative singular masculine
of	ἐν en	G1722	"in
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
kindred	συγγενείας sungeneias	G4772	relationship · noun — genitive singular feminine
that	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
called	καλεῖται kaleitai	G2564	to "call" (properly · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
by	ὀνόματι onomati	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — dative singular neuter
this	τούτῳ toútōi	G5129	to (in
name	ὄνομα ónoma	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

In these verses, we have, I. The birth of John Baptist, Luk 1:57. Though he was conceived in the womb by miracle, he continued in the womb according to the ordinary course of nature (so did our Saviour): Elisabeth's full time came, that she should be delivered, and then she brought forth a son. Promised mercies are to be expected when the full time for them is come, and not before. II. The great joy that was among all the relations of the family, upon this extraordinary occasion (Luk 1:58): Her neighbours and her cousins heard of it; for it would be in every body's mouth, as next to miraculous. Dr. Lightfoot observes that Hebron was inhabited by priests of the family of Aaron, and that those…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:59

BIRTH AND CIRCUMCISION OF JOHN--SONG OF ZACHARIAS AND PROGRESS OF THE CHILD. (Luke 1:57-80) eighth day--The law (Gen 17:12) was observed, even though the eighth day after birth should be a sabbath (Joh 7:23; and see Phi 3:5). called him--literally, "were calling"--that is, (as we should say) "were for calling." The naming of children at baptism has its origin in the Jewish custom at circumcision (Gen 21:3-4); and the names of Abram and Sarai were changed at its first performance (Gen 17:5, Gen 17:15).

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:61

None of thy kindred - As the Jewish tribes and families were kept sacredly distinct, it appears the very names of the ancestors were continued among their descendants, partly through reverence for them, and partly to avoid confusion in the genealogical tables, which, for the sake of distinguishing the inheritances, were carefully preserved in each of the families. It seems to be on this account that the neighbors and relatives objected to a name which had not before existed in any branch of the family.

John Gill on Luke 1:61

And they said unto her,.... Her neighbours and relations, there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name; from whence it appears, that it was usual to give names to children after their ancestors, relations, and friends. The Persic version renders it, "in thine Israel there is not any one of this name": but this could not be true; for the name of Jochanan, or John, was a name very common among the Israelites, though not in Elisabeth's family, or her husband's.

The Church Fathers

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name. They signaled to his father, etc. "John is his name," he said, that is, we do not impose a name on him who has already received a name from God. He has his own name which we acknowledge, not which we chose. Do not be surprised if a woman asserted the name, which she had not heard, when the Holy Spirit who commanded the angel revealed it to her, nor could she be ignorant of the announcement of the Lord, who had prophesied of Christ. And it is well added that there is no one among his kindred who is called by this name, so you may understand that the name is not one of kin, but of a prophet.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

John the Baptist — The “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr.…
Children · Were named: After relatives — Were named: After relatives
Circumcision · Was performed: In the presence of the family, &c — Was performed: In the presence of the family, &c
John · Miraculous birth of — Miraculous birth of
Zacharias (Zechariah) · 2. The father of — 2. The father of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 1:61

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Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:59

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:61

John Gill on Luke 1:61

The Church Fathers

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Luke 1:61

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:59

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:61

John Gill on Luke 1:61

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 1:56-66

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:59