A.T. Robertson Commentary Luke 1:25

"Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men." — Luke 1:25 (ASV)

My reproach (ονειδος μου). Keenly felt by a Jewish wife because the husband wanted an heir and because of the hope of the Messiah, and because of the mother's longing for a child.