Luk 1:65 | RWP | e4.org | Fear ( φοβος ). Not terror, but religious awe because of contact with the supernatural as in the case of Zacharias ( ). Were noised abroad ( διελαλειτο ). Imperfect passive. Occurs in Polybius. In the N.T. only here and . It was continuous talk back and forth between ( δια ) the people.

‏ Luke 1:65

Fear ( φοβος ). Not terror, but religious awe because of contact with the supernatural as in the case of Zacharias (1:12). Were noised abroad ( διελαλειτο ). Imperfect passive. Occurs in Polybius. In the N.T. only here and Lu 6:11. It was continuous talk back and forth between ( δια ) the people.