Mark 12:3

Vocabulary (Greek word by word)

καὶ [1089 verses](conj/adv)"And" is kai, which is the conjunction joining phrases and clauses, "and," or "but." After words implying sameness, "as" (the same opinion as you). Used in series, joins positive with negative "Not only...but also." Also used to give emphasis, "even", "also," and "just."

λαβόντες  [54 verse](part pl aor act masc nom) "They caught" is lambano which means "to take", "to receive", "to apprehend with the senses," and "to seize." It is also specifically used to mean seized with emotion.

αὐτὸν [124 verses](pron/adj sg masc acc) "Him/It" is auton, is the masculine, accusative case of the third-person, singular adjective that is used as a pronoun. Masculine pronouns can refer to things as well as people, so it can be it."  The word also means "the same," and "of one's own accord."

ἔδειραν [8 verses] (verb 3rd pl aor ind act) "Beat" is from derô, which means "to flay" or "to skin" someone, though in later use it came to mean "to cudgel" or "to thrash."

καὶ [1089 verses](conj/adv) "And" is kai, which is the conjunction joining phrases and clauses, "and," or "but." After words implying sameness, "as" (the same opinion as you). Used in series, joins positive with negative "Not only...but also." Also used to give emphasis, "even", "also," and "just."

ἀπέστειλαν [60 verses]( verb 3rd pl aor ind act ) "Sent away" is apostello, which means "to send off", "to send away," or "to dispatch." It is our source of the word "apostle."

κενόν  [3 verses]( adj sg masc acc ) "Empty" is from kenos, which means "empty", "fruitless", "void", "ineffectual", "to no purpose", "destitute", "empty-handed", "devoid of wit", "vain," and "pretentious."

KJV — word by word

And -- The Greek word translated as "and" is used as the conjunction "and", but it also is used to add emphasis ("also"). In a series, it is best translated as "not only...but also." After words implying sameness "as".

they -- This is from the third-person, plural form of the verb.

caught -- (CW, WF) The word translated as "caught" primarily means "take." However, it means "receive" in the same sense that we use "get" to mean "receive" and has many different uses as we use "get" in English.  In the previous verse, this verb as translated as "might receive." The form of the word is an adjective, "getting."  This translation is more specific than the word's meaning.

him, -- The word translated as "him" is the Greek word commonly translated as third-person pronouns in English.

and -- (IW) These is no "and" here. It is added because the previous verb was  changed from an adjective to an active verb in translation. 

beat -- The Greek verb translated as "beat" means "to flay" or "to skin" someone, though in later usage it came to mean "to cudgel" or "to thrash." Jesus seems to use it to mean being "flogged". 

him, -- This English pronoun is from the earlier Greek pronoun following the verb translated as "caught."  In Greek, pronoun objects are not repeated after each verb because they are implied by their first occurrence.

and -- The Greek word translated as "and" is used as the conjunction "and", but it also is used to add emphasis ("also"). In a series, it is best translated as "not only...but also." After words implying sameness "as".

sent -- The "sent" here is a word that means "to send off" and "dispatch." It is the source of our word "apostle."

him -- This English pronoun is from the earlier Greek pronoun following the verb translated as "caught."  In Greek, pronoun objects are not repeated after each verb because they are implied by their first occurrence.

away -- This is from the prefix that means "from" of the previous verb

empty. -- "Empty" is an adjective that means "empty", "fruitless", "void", "ineffectual", "to no purpose", "destitute", "empty-handed", "devoid of wit", "vain," and "pretentious."

NIV — word by word

But -- (WW) The Greek word translated as "but" is used as the conjunction "and", but it also is used to add emphasis ("also"). In a series, it is best translated as "not only...but also." After words implying sameness "as".

they -- This is from the third-person, plural form of the verb.

seized -- (CW, WF) The word translated as "seized" primarily means "take." However, it means "receive" in the same sense that we use "get" to mean "receive" and has many different uses as we use "get" in English.  In the previous verse, this verb as translated as "might receive." The form of the word is an adjective, "getting." This translation is more specific than the word's meaning.

him, -- The word translated as "him" is the Greek word commonly translated as third-person pronouns in English.

beat -- The Greek verb translated as "beat" means "to flay" or "to skin" someone, though in later usage it came to mean "to cudgel" or "to thrash." Jesus seems to use it to mean being "flogged". 

him, -- This English pronoun is from the earlier Greek pronoun following the verb translated as "seized."  In Greek, pronoun objects are not repeated after each verb because they are implied by their first occurrence.

and -- The Greek word translated as "and" is used as the conjunction "and", but it also is used to add emphasis ("also"). In a series, it is best translated as "not only...but also." After words implying sameness "as".

sent -- The "sent" here is a word that means "to send off" and "dispatch." It is the source of our word "apostle."

him -- This English pronoun is from the earlier Greek pronoun following the verb translated as "caught."  In Greek, pronoun objects are not repeated after each verb because they are implied by their first occurrence.

away -- This is from the prefix that means "from"of the previous verb

empty-handed. -- "Empty-handed" is an adjective that means "empty", "fruitless", "void", "ineffectual", "to no purpose", "destitute", "empty-handed", "devoid of wit", "vain," and "pretentious."