to make a calf
moschopoieo describes the making of a calf in the action reported in Acts 7:41.
The attested use describes people making a calf: in Acts 7:41, the aorist active plural form occurs in the report that they made a calf, offered a sacrifice to the idol, and celebrated what their hands had made.
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Making a calf · dominant
In Acts 7:41, ἐμοσχοποίησαν is a third-person plural aorist active indicative form in the report of what “they” did. The APB renders the clause “they made a calf,” followed by sacrifice to the idol and celebration of what their hands had made.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 7:41, the APB presents the action as “they made a calf.” The surrounding references to sacrifice and celebration describe the verse's wider scene rather than separately defining the term.