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Acts 7:41 — King James Version← Study notes

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.


Acts 7:41Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:4119 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐμοσχοποίησανemoschopoiēsan
they made a calfverbG3447
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἡμέραιςhēmerais
daysnounG2250
ἐκείναιςekeinais
thosedemonstrativeG1565
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀνήγαγονanēgagon
offeredverbG321
θυσίανthysian
a sacrificenounG2378
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
εἰδώλῳeidōlō
idolnounG1497
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εὐφραίνοντοeuphrainonto
they were rejoicingverbG2165
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἔργοιςergois
worksnounG2041
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
χειρῶνcheirōn
handsnounG5495
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:41

To whom, he says, our fathers would not obey: Acts 7:39 after the wonders done in those forty years. And not only so, but just the contrary: but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt. Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him. And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 17 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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