“And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.”
When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak — the people's recognition that Zechariah had seen a vision communicates their theological literacy: a mute priest who keeps making signs has clearly experienced something supernatural in the Holy Place. The making of signs (dianeuōn) is both his inability and his communication — Zechariah is trying to tell the congregation what he cannot verbally speak.
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