Luke 1:54

ἀντελάβετο : laid hold: of with a view to help, as in Isaiah 41:8-9; Acts 20:35; 1 Timothy 6:2. cf. ἰπιλαμβάνεται, Hebrews 2:16. μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησεν : what is about to happen is presented as fulfilling a promise made to the Fathers long, long ago, but not forgotten by God, to whom 1000 years, so far as remembering and being interested in promises are concerned, are as one day. τῷ Ἁβραὰμ καὶ τ. σ. α The construction is a little doubtful, and has been differently understood. It is perhaps simplest to take Αβ., etc., as the dative of advantage = to remember mercy for the benefit of Abraham and his seed. The passage is an echo of Micah 7:20.