Mark 2 : 14

Greek opens with the simple coordinating conjunction Καὶ followed by a participle; Syriac ܘܟܕ ('and when') and Latin Et cum both render the temporal nuance explicitly with a subordinating particle, converting the Greek paratactic participle into a temporal clause.

Greek παράγων is a present participle ('passing by'); Latin præteriret is an imperfect subjunctive governed by cum, and Syriac ܥܒܪ is a perfect verb within the ܟܕ-clause. The temporal subordination in the versions replaces the Greek participial construction with finite verbs.

Greek expresses 'the son of Alphaeus' with a double article construction (τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου), the noun 'son' being implied; Syriac supplies the explicit noun ܒܪ ('son'), while the Latin omits any word for 'son' and renders the filiation by the bare genitive Alphæi.

Greek τὸ τελώνιον is a single noun for the 'tax-office/booth' governed by ἐπὶ; Syriac renders it as a construct phrase ܒܝܬ ܡܟܣܐ ('house of taxes/tolls'), an idiomatic Semitic compound, while Latin telonium is a direct loan from the same Greek noun governed by ad.

Greek ἀκολούθει μοι is a single imperative verb with dative complement; Syriac renders it idiomatically with two words ܬܐ ܒܬܪܝ ('come after me'), and Latin Sequere likewise needs only one verb, the differing word counts reflecting each language's lexicalisation of 'follow'.

Greek and Latin use a participle of rising (ἀναστὰς / surgens) subordinated to the main verb; Syriac coordinates two finite perfects ܘܩܡ ('and he rose') sharing the conjunction index, a typical Syriac preference for parataxis over the Greek aorist participle.