Mark 4 : 33

The Peshitta omits the initial conjunction Καὶ / Et, beginning the sentence asyndetically with ܒܡܬܠܐ ('in parables'), a common Syriac stylistic preference that avoids redundant connectives when narrative flow is clear from context.

Greek places the demonstrative before the noun (τοιαύταις παραβολαῖς πολλαῖς, 'such parables many'), while Peshitta fronts the prepositional phrase and uses a relative construction (ܒܡܬܠܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ, 'in parables that [are] like these'); Vulgate follows Greek word order (talibus multis parabolis) but all three convey identical semantic content.

Greek uses the definite article with accusative noun (τὸν λόγον, 'the word'); Vulgate employs the bare accusative verbum; Peshitta uses the emphatic state ܡܬܠܐ ('the parable/word') without separate article. All three traditions mark definiteness through different morphological strategies but convey identical reference.

Greek and Vulgate use simple imperfect forms (ἠδύναντο / poterant, 'they were able'), while Peshitta employs a periphrastic construction with participle + auxiliary (ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܗܘܘ, 'who were being-able'), a standard Syriac aspectual strategy for expressing continuous past ability.

The Vulgate adds a colon after audire, signaling the end of a major clause and anticipating the following verse's contrast (χωρὶς δὲ παραβολῆς / sine parabola autem). Greek uses a period; Peshitta punctuation varies by manuscript tradition but typically marks a full stop here.