And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zachariah, after the name of his father.
All Commentaries on Luke 1:59 Go To Luke 1
Gregory the Theologian
AD 390
The birth of John then broke the silence of Zacharias, as it follows, And his mouth was opened. For it were unreasonable when the voice of the Word had come forth, that his father should remain speechless.
