Mark 3 : 32

Greek and Vulgate open with the connective καί / et; the Peshitta omits the initial coordinating conjunction here, instead deferring its discourse marker to the postpositive ܕܝܢ, a stylistic Syriac preference for placing the connective after the verb.

The Greek imperfect ἐκάθητο and Latin imperfect sedebat are rendered in Syriac by the periphrastic ܝܬܒ ܗܘܐ (perfect verb + auxiliary ܗܘܐ), the standard Syriac means of expressing durative or continuous past action.

The Greek δέ ('now/but') corresponds to the Peshitta postpositive ܕܝܢ, a direct Syriac borrowing reflecting the same adversative/continuative force; the Vulgate carries no equivalent particle, having spent its connective on the opening et.

Greek marks the clause break with καί and the Vulgate with a colon; the Peshitta has no separate token here, its conjunction being prefixed to the following verb ܘܐܡܪܘ.

Greek λέγουσιν and Vulgate dicunt are present-tense (historic present) 3rd plural; the Peshitta ܘܐܡܪܘ is a perfect ('and they said'), reflecting the common Syriac tendency to render the Greek historic present as a simple past.

Greek ζητοῦσίν and Latin quærunt are 3rd plural present; the Syriac ܒܥܝܢ is a participial/predicative form agreeing with the plural subject, expressing ongoing action ('are seeking') consistent with the Greek progressive sense.