Mark 6 : 4

Greek employs two conjunctions (Καὶ... δὲ) with imperfect tense (ἔλεγεν, 'was saying'), suggesting iterative or durative action. Peshitta uses simple perfect (ܘܐܡܪ, 'and he said'), and Vulgate uses imperfect (dicebat) but only one conjunction (Et), yielding a stylistically simpler construction with the same semantic force.

Greek uses recitative ὅτι to introduce direct discourse; Vulgate employs Quia (causal/declarative 'because/that') with a colon for punctuation. Peshitta omits any introductory particle, moving directly to the negation ܠܝܬ, a common Syriac construction for direct speech after verbs of saying.

Greek uses the standard negated copula οὐκ ἔστιν ('is not'); Vulgate mirrors this with non est. Peshitta employs the negative existential particle ܠܝܬ ('there is not'), a distinct lexeme that functions as a single-word negation of existence, semantically equivalent but morphologically different.

Greek ἄτιμος ('without honor, dishonored') is rendered in Vulgate as the prepositional phrase sine honore ('without honor'), a direct semantic equivalent. Peshitta substitutes ܕܨܥܝܪ ('who is despised, belittled'), a cognate of the root ܨܥܪ meaning 'to be small, insignificant,' which shifts the nuance from lack of honor to active contempt or diminishment.

Greek πατρίς ('homeland, native place') and Vulgate patria ('fatherland, homeland') denote the broader geographic or ethnic region of origin. Peshitta uses ܡܕܝܢܬܗ ('his city'), specifying an urban locale rather than a regional or ethnic homeland, a lexical substitution that narrows the semantic scope to a specific municipal context.