Mark 15 : 25

Greek expresses the past copula with a single imperfect ἦν; Syriac employs the periphrastic construction ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ('there was'), combining the existential particle ܐܝܬ with the auxiliary ܗܘܐ. The Latin Erat matches the Greek in using a simple finite verb.

Greek and Latin coordinate the two clauses paratactically with καί / et ('and'); Syriac instead subordinates the second clause with ܟܕ ('when, while'), yielding a temporal-circumstantial reading ('it was the third hour when they crucified him') rather than simple coordination.

Greek and Latin render the verb plus pronominal object analytically (ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν / crucifixerunt eum); Syriac fuses both into the single inflected form ܙܩܦܘܗܝ, carrying the 3ms object suffix on the verb, a normal feature of Syriac morphology.

The Clementine Vulgate inserts a colon after tertia, marking the sense-break between the temporal clause and the main action. No corresponding lexical token exists in the Greek or Syriac, where the divider is the conjunction itself.