Mark 5 : 18

Greek employs a genitive absolute construction (ἐμβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον) with present participle, article, and prepositional phrase. Syriac uses a finite verb (ܣܠܩ 'he ascended') with direct object, while Vulgate uses a temporal cum-clause with imperfect subjunctive (cumque ascenderet navim). All three express the same temporal circumstance but with distinct syntactic strategies.

Greek uses articular aorist passive participle ὁ δαιμονισθεὶς ('the one having been demon-possessed') as a substantive. Syriac employs a resumptive pronoun ܗܘ with relative clause ܕܫܐܕܘܗܝ ('he whom his demons [possessed]'). Vulgate expands significantly with a full relative clause qui a dæmonio vexatus fuerat ('who had been vexed by a demon'), using pluperfect passive and explicitly naming the singular dæmonio where Greek and Syriac imply plurality or collective force.

Greek uses ἵνα with present subjunctive ᾖ and prepositional phrase μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ to express purpose. Syriac employs ܕ with imperfect ܢܗܘܐ and prepositional phrase ܕܥܡܗ, a standard Syriac purpose construction. Vulgate uses ut with imperfect subjunctive esset cum illo. All three traditions express identical purpose semantics through their respective complementation strategies.