Mark 6 : 49

Greek uses article + postpositive conjunction (Οἱ δέ); Latin employs adversative conjunction + pronoun (At illi); Peshitta uses demonstrative pronoun + conjunction (ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ). All three mark contrastive topic shift, but through different grammatical strategies typical of each language.

Greek places the participial phrase (ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα) after the object pronoun; Vulgate fronts the temporal clause with ut + subjunctive before the participle (ut viderunt eum ambulantem supra mare); Peshitta embeds the participle within a relative construction (ܕܡܗܠܟ ܥܠ ܡܝܐ). All convey simultaneous action but with differing syntactic packaging.

Peshitta inserts the ethical dative ܠܗܘܢ ('to/for themselves') after the verb ܘܣܒܪܘ, a Syriac idiom emphasizing the disciples' subjective perception. Greek ἔδοξαν ὅτι and Latin putaverunt express the same thought without this reflexive nuance.