Mark 15 : 2

Greek places the article ὁ before Πιλᾶτος (postpositive verb construction), while Peshitta and Vulgate position the subject name immediately after the verb without article. The Peshitta incorporates the pronominal suffix -ܗ directly on the verb ܘܫܐܠܗ, rendering the Greek accusative pronoun αὐτόν as a bound morpheme.

Greek employs the definite article ὁ before βασιλεύς and τῶν before Ἰουδαίων, creating a double-articulated construction typical of Greek syntax. Syriac uses the pronominal copula ܗܘ ('he is') where Greek has the explicit verb εἶ, and lacks articles entirely as a feature of Semitic grammar. Latin mirrors Greek word order but omits the article before 'rex' (Latin having no article system) and uses the genitive Judæorum without article.

The Vulgate inserts an interrogative question mark as a separate token, making explicit the interrogative force already present in Greek syntax and Syriac intonation patterns.

Greek and Latin preserve the present tense (λέγεις / dicis), maintaining the ambiguity of Jesus's response. Syriac uses the perfect ܐܡܪܬ ('you have said'), which may reflect a different aspectual interpretation or represent a more definitive acknowledgment, though the semantic force remains essentially equivalent across all three traditions.