Mark 8 : 11

Greek uses the definite article οἱ with Φαρισαῖοι (nominative plural); Syriac ܦܪܝܫܐ and Latin pharisæi lack the article, a routine difference reflecting Latin and Syriac's less systematic use of articles with proper collective nouns.

Greek συζητεῖν αὐτῷ ('to dispute with him') is rendered by Syriac ܠܡܒܥܐ ܥܡܗ ('to seek/inquire with him') and Latin conquirere cum eo ('to seek together with him'). The Syriac and Latin prefer a less confrontational lexeme than the Greek's 'dispute,' though the semantic range overlaps in context.

Greek uses a present participle ζητοῦντες παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ ('seeking from him'); Syriac employs a periphrastic construction ܘܫܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ('and they were asking him'), with ܗܘܘ as auxiliary; Latin uses a present participle quærentes ab illo. All three convey simultaneous action, but Syriac's periphrastic form is a characteristic Semitic construction.

Greek uses a present participle πειράζοντες αὐτόν ('testing him'); Syriac employs a temporal clause ܟܕ ܡܢܣܝܢ ܠܗ ('while testing him'), with ܟܕ marking simultaneity; Latin uses a present participle tentantes eum. The Syriac temporal construction is syntactically distinct but semantically equivalent to the Greek and Latin participial phrases.