Mark 14 : 5

Greek uses imperfect ἠδύνατο (single verb); Peshitta employs periphrastic construction ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܐ (participle + auxiliary 'was'); Vulgate uses simple imperfect poterat. All three express past potential identically in meaning but differ in verbal structure.

Peshitta omits explicit reference to 'this fragrant oil' (τοῦτο τὸ μύρον / unguentum istud), leaving the object of sale implicit from context. Greek and Latin both retain the demonstrative pronoun with article/adjective construction.

Greek ἐπάνω ('above, more than') is rendered by Peshitta ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ (literally 'more than') and Vulgate plus quam ('more than'). The Syriac and Latin use explicit comparative constructions where Greek employs the spatial preposition ἐπάνω in its extended comparative sense.

Greek places the numeral after the noun (δηναρίων τριακοσίων); Peshitta and Vulgate both place numeral before noun (ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܕܝܢܪܝܢ / trecentis denariis), reflecting standard Semitic and Latin word order for numerical expressions.

Greek uses conjunction καὶ with infinitive δοθῆναι; Peshitta employs single prefixed conjunction ܘ on the infinitive ܘܠܡܬܝܗܒܘ; Vulgate mirrors Greek structure with et dari. Semantically identical coordination of purpose clauses with minor morphological variation.

Peshitta omits the coordinating conjunction before the final clause (καὶ ἐνεβριμῶντο / Et fremebant), using asyndetic construction ܘܡܙܕܥܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ where Greek and Latin employ explicit καὶ / Et to introduce the new clause.

Greek uses dative αὐτῇ ('at her'); Peshitta uses preposition ܒ with pronominal suffix ܒܗ ('against her'); Vulgate uses preposition in with accusative eam ('against her'). All three express the same indirect object relationship with language-specific case/prepositional systems.