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John Chrysostom
Catena Aurea · Lukasevangelium 1
Lk 1, 69English original
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David.
(Serm. de Anna. IV.) Now by a horn he means power, glory, and honour, deriving it metaphorically from the brute creatures, to whom God has given horns for defence and glory.