Mark 12:4

Καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄλλον δοῦλον· κἀκεῖνον λιθοβολήσαντες ἐκεφαλαίωσαν, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν ἠτιμωμένον.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 3825; palin; πάλιν; back; Adv

Strongs 649; apesteilen; ἀπέστειλεν; sent away; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 4314; pros; πρὸς; toward; Prep

Strongs 846; autous; αὐτοὺς; them; PPro-AM3P

Strongs 243; allon; ἄλλον; another; Adj-AMS

Strongs 1401; doulon; δοῦλον; a slave; N-AMS

Strongs 2548; kakeinon; κἀκεῖνον; him; DPro-AMS

Strongs 2775; ekephaliōsan; ἐκεφαλίωσαν; they summed/brought to a head; V-AIA-3P

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 818; ētimasan; ἠτίμασαν; treated shamefully; V-AIA-3P

RBT Hebrew Literal:

And he sent away backward toward themselves another slave, that one also they summed up and treated dishonorably.³⁰

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And again he sent to them another servant; and having stoned the same they treated in a summary manner, and sent away despised.

LITV Translation:
And again he sent to them another slave; stoning that one, they struck him in the head and sent him away, insulting him.

ESV Translation:
Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully.

Footnotes

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Greek ἐκεφαλίωσαν from κεφαλαιόω (literally "to bring under heads" or "to summarize")

• In a positive sense, κεφαλαιόω involves focusing on the essence or chief points of something, which implies clarity and order.
• However, when applied to people in a negative context, it can mean "reducing someone to a mere summary" or treating them in a way that ignores their full dignity, complexity, or humanity.
• This "reduction" becomes dishonorable when it involves dismissing or disregarding their value.

Scholars struggled with this word, and so came up a sense- "strike the head" but this is simply not the meaning. Once again, Julia Smith is the only one who translated it honestly in her translation:

And again he sent to them another servant; and having stoned the same they treated in a summary manner, and sent away despised.