Mark 4 : 9

Greek uses imperfect ἔλεγεν (iterative/durative past); Peshitta employs perfect ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ (periphrastic construction); Vulgate uses imperfect dicebat. All convey past habitual action, but the Syriac periphrastic form is a distinct grammatical strategy for expressing the same aspectual nuance.

Greek and Vulgate mark direct discourse with punctuation (αὐτοῖς· / colon); Peshitta omits explicit punctuation marker, integrating the saying syntactically without graphical separation. This reflects differing manuscript conventions rather than semantic divergence.

Greek uses relative pronoun ὃς (nominative masculine singular); Vulgate mirrors with qui; Peshitta employs ܡܢ (indefinite relative 'whoever'), a common Syriac strategy for generalizing relative clauses. Semantically equivalent but syntactically distinct constructions.

Greek ἔχει and Vulgate habet use finite verb 'has'; Peshitta uses existential particle ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ('there is to him'), a characteristic Semitic possessive construction. Both express possession but through different syntactic frameworks.

Greek ὦτα is accusative neuter plural; Vulgate aures is accusative feminine plural; Peshitta ܐܕܢܐ appears singular (collective or dual construct). The Syriac may reflect the dual number (two ears) or employ singular for collective sense, a common Semitic idiom for paired body parts.