Mark 14 : 17

Greek καὶ and Peshitta ܘܟܕ both introduce the temporal clause, but Syriac employs the compound conjunction ܟܕ ('when') fused with the copula, creating a tighter temporal nexus than Greek's simple coordinating conjunction. Vulgate omits any coordinating particle, beginning directly with the temporal ablative absolute.

Greek uses a genitive absolute construction (ὀψίας γενομένης, 'evening having arrived'); Syriac employs a temporal clause with finite verb ܗܘܐ ܪܡܫܐ ('it became evening'); Vulgate uses an ablative absolute (Vespere facto) with the adversative particle autem. All three express identical temporal semantics through tradition-specific syntactic patterns.

Greek employs the article τῶν with the substantivized numeral δώδεκα ('the Twelve'), a standard Greek construction for the apostolic group. Syriac ܬܪܥܣܪܬܗ attaches a third-person possessive suffix ('his twelve'), making the relationship to Jesus explicit. Latin cum duodecim omits both article and possessive, using the bare numeral in a prepositional phrase—semantically equivalent but syntactically distinct across all three traditions.