Mark 6 : 15

Greek uses the postpositive conjunction δέ ('but/and'), while Vulgate employs autem ('however/moreover'), both functioning as discourse markers. Peshitta omits an explicit conjunction, relying on asyndetic coordination typical of Syriac narrative style.

Greek and Vulgate use simple imperfect forms (ἔλεγον, dicebant), while Peshitta employs a periphrastic construction with participle + auxiliary (ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ), a standard Syriac means of expressing past progressive aspect.

Vulgate inserts a colon before the quotation marker Quia, reflecting Latin punctuation conventions for direct discourse. Greek ὅτι and Syriac ܕ- (prefixed to ܐܠܝܐ) function as complementizers without additional punctuation.

Vulgate places a semicolon after est to mark the end of the first opinion, while Greek uses a raised dot (·) and Peshitta continues without explicit punctuation, relying on the coordinating waw in ܘܐܚܪܢܐ to signal the transition.

Greek and Vulgate repeat the verb of speaking (ἔλεγον, dicebant) in the second clause for parallelism, while Peshitta omits the second occurrence, allowing the initial ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ to govern both clauses—a common Syriac ellipsis pattern.

Vulgate again inserts colon-plus-Quia for the second quotation, maintaining consistent punctuation. Greek ὅτι and Syriac ܕ- (prefixed to ܢܒܝܐ) serve as complementizers without additional punctuation marks.

Greek includes the disjunctive particle ἤ ('or'), presenting 'a prophet' and 'like one of the prophets' as alternative formulations of the same opinion. Both Peshitta and Vulgate omit this particle, treating the comparison as a direct qualification rather than an alternative.

Greek ὡς and Syriac ܐܝܟ both mean 'like/as,' while Vulgate uses quasi ('as if/as it were'), which carries a slightly more tentative or approximative nuance than the straightforward comparison in Greek and Syriac.