Mark 8 : 6

Greek uses article + dative noun (τῷ ὄχλῳ); Vulgate employs bare dative (turbæ); Peshitta uses preposition + noun (ܠܟܢܫܐ, 'to the crowd'). All three convey the indirect object identically, differing only in morphosyntactic realization.

Greek ἀναπίπτω ('to recline') and Latin discumbere both denote formal meal posture; Syriac ܢܣܬܡܟܘܢ ('to recline/lean') is the standard cognate. The Vulgate infinitive construction mirrors Greek syntax more closely than the Peshitta's d- + imperfect subjunctive.

Greek employs prepositional phrase with article (ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς); Latin uses super + accusative (super terram) without article; Syriac uses ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ('on [the] ground'), lacking the definite article present in Greek. Semantic equivalence maintained across all three despite article variation.

Greek places article before numeral (τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἄρτους); Vulgate omits article and inverts order (septem panes); Peshitta inserts demonstrative pronoun ܗܢܘܢ ('those') before numeral, yielding 'those seven loaves'. The Syriac demonstrative functions as a definiteness marker equivalent to the Greek article.

Greek uses imperfect tense ἐδίδου ('he was giving'), indicating iterative or durative action; Latin dabat mirrors this with its own imperfect; Syriac ܘܝܗܒ employs the perfect, which can function as a simple past or perfective aspect. The Peshitta's aspectual choice slightly flattens the Greek's emphasis on ongoing distribution.

Greek uses article + dative plural + possessive pronoun (τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ); Latin employs dative + possessive (discipulis suis); Syriac uses preposition + noun with pronominal suffix (ܠܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ, 'to his disciples'). All three mark possession and indirect object identically in function, differing only in morphological strategy.

Greek uses article + dative (τῷ ὄχλῳ); Latin employs bare dative (turbæ); Syriac uses preposition + noun (ܠܟܢܫܐ). This mirrors the earlier pattern at the verse opening, maintaining consistent morphosyntactic divergence across traditions while preserving semantic identity.