Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Yea and thou (kai su de). Direct address to the child with forecast of his life (cf. Luke 1:13-17).
Prophet (profhthv). The word here directly applied to the child. Jesus will later call John a prophet and more than a prophet.
The Lord (Kuriou). Jehovah as in Luke 1:16.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 1:76:
Luke 1:67
Luke 6:35
Acts 13:24
2 Peter 1:19
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