Mark 1 : 11

Greek uses the aorist middle ἐγένετο ('came to be'); Syriac employs the simple perfect ܗܘܐ; Latin renders with the passive periphrastic facta est, a construction typical of Vulgate style for γίνομαι. All three convey the same event semantically.

Greek and Latin use the plural (τῶν οὐρανῶν / de cælis, 'from the heavens'), a Hebraic idiom for the divine realm. Syriac employs the singular ܫܡܝܐ ('heaven'), which is standard Syriac usage for the celestial sphere, semantically equivalent but grammatically distinct.

Greek employs the articular construction ὁ υἱός μου ('the Son of mine'), with the article ὁ marking definiteness and the possessive genitive μου. Latin mirrors this with Filius meus (no article, as Latin lacks them). Syriac uses the pronominal suffix ܒܪܝ ('my son'), a bound-form construction typical of Semitic languages, semantically identical but syntactically more compact.

Greek uses the articular adjective ὁ ἀγαπητός ('the beloved one') in apposition to υἱός, a substantival construction. Latin renders with the simple adjective dilectus in agreement with Filius. Syriac employs the attributive adjective ܚܒܝܒܐ without article (Syriac lacks the definite article in this syntactic position), all three expressing the same attributive relationship.