Greek expresses the durative imperfect with a single synthetic form (ἐγίνωσκεν, V-IAI-3S); the Peshitta renders this periphrastically with ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ (perfect verb + enclitic ܗܘܐ), a standard Syriac means of marking past-continuous aspect, while the Vulgate uses the simple imperfect Sciebat.