But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.Mark 12:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἔδειραν καὶ ἀπέστειλαν κενόν.
- καὶkai“But”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- λαβόντεςlabontes“having taken”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἔδειρανedeiran“they beat [him]”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from δέρω · “to beat up” · Strong's G1194
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀπέστειλανapesteilan“they sent [him] away”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
- κενόν.kenon“empty-handed.”Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from κενός · “empty” · Strong's G2756
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)