Mark 14 : 48

Greek opens with the paratactic καί ('and'), matched by the Vulgate Et, whereas the Peshitta employs the postpositive adversative particle ܕܝܢ ('but, now'), giving the clause a mild contrastive force absent from the other two traditions.

Greek and Syriac attach the dative/object pronoun directly (αὐτοῖς / ܠܗܘܢ) with the speech-introducing colon following; the Vulgate separates illis from the discourse with an explicit colon token, a Clementine editorial punctuation that formally opens the direct quotation.

Greek ἐπί ('against') and Latin ad ('to/against') express hostile motion toward; the Syriac ܕܥܠ combines the relative/genitive particle with ܥܠ ('upon, against'), a syntactically distinct but semantically equivalent rendering of the adversative preposition.

Greek μετὰ μαχαιρῶν and Latin cum gladiis use a preposition plus plural noun ('with swords'); the Syriac ܒܣܝܦܐ employs the instrumental prefix ܒ on a singular/collective noun ('with sword'), a typical Syriac idiom for a class of weapons.

Greek καὶ ξύλων and Latin et lignis render 'and clubs' with conjunction plus plural noun; the Syriac ܘܒܚܘܛܪܐ fuses the conjunction ܘ, the instrumental ܒ, and a singular collective ('and with staff'), continuing the collective-singular usage seen with the swords.

Greek uses an infinitive of purpose with object pronoun (συλλαβεῖν με), matched by the Vulgate infinitive comprehendere me with the interrogative mark; the Syriac compresses this into a single finite subordinate verb ܕܬܐܚܕܘܢܢܝ ('that you might seize me'), with the object suffix incorporated and the interrogation carried by intonation rather than punctuation.