When they had worn themselves out beating him with scourges, without accomplishing anything, they placed him upon the wheel.
The soldiers beat him with whips until they were completely tired out, without accomplishing anything. So they tied him to the wheel.
When they had labored hard without effect in scourging him, they hurled him on the wheel.
When they had laboured hard without effect in scourging him, they hurled him on the wheel.