Mark 15 : 7

Greek uses the definite article ὁ ('the one') to substantivize the participle, while Peshitta employs the numeral ܚܕ ('one, a certain one') as an indefinite pronoun. Latin qui functions as a relative pronoun. All three convey indefinite reference to Barabbas, but through different grammatical strategies.

Greek employs a single participial construction (δεδεμένος, 'bound') with prepositional phrase μετὰ τῶν στασιαστῶν ('with the rebels'). Peshitta uses a relative clause construction with repeated ܗܘܐ ('was') and ܕܐܣܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ('who was bound with'), followed by a construct phrase ܥܒܕܝ ܐܣܛܣܝܢ ('makers-of sedition'). Latin mirrors Greek more closely with qui cum seditiosis erat vinctus but adds a second relative pronoun qui to introduce the murder clause, creating a more explicit syntactic break than Greek's simple relative οἵτινες.

Greek places the direct object φόνον ('murder') before the verb πεποιήκεισαν ('had committed'), emphasizing the crime. Peshitta reverses this to verb-object order ܥܒܕܘ ܕܩܛܠܐ ('committed murder'), following typical Semitic VSO patterns. Latin fecerat homicidium follows Latin verb-object preference. All three traditions attest the pluperfect/perfect tense, indicating completed action prior to the narrative present.