Mark 14 : 57

Greek and Latin open with the connective Καί / Et in initial position, whereas the Peshitta uses the postpositive particle ܕܝܢ ('but, now') in second position — a syntactic difference reflecting Syriac's preference for postpositive connectives over clause-initial coordination.

Greek compresses the idea into a single denominative verb ἐψευδομαρτύρουν ('they were bearing false witness'); both the Vulgate (falsum testimonium ferebant) and the Peshitta (ܣܗܕܐ ܕܫܘܩܪܐ, 'witness of falsehood') unpack it analytically into a noun phrase plus verb, reflecting the absence of an equivalent compound verb in those languages.

The Greek preposition κατά with the genitive αὐτοῦ ('against him') and the Latin adversus eum are both rendered in Syriac by the single prepositional pronoun ܥܠܘܗܝ ('upon/against him'), where the preposition fuses with the suffix pronoun — a normal Syriac economy.

Greek and Latin use a present participle (λέγοντες / dicentes, 'saying') subordinated to the main verb, whereas the Peshitta employs a finite coordinated verb ܘܐܡܪܘ ('and they said'), reflecting the Semitic preference for paratactic coordination over participial subordination.

The Clementine Vulgate marks the boundary before direct speech with an explicit colon, a scribal punctuation feature with no lexical counterpart in the Greek or Syriac witnesses.