Mark 14 : 66

Greek uses simple conjunction καί ('and'), while Vulgate employs cum ('when') with subjunctive esset, creating a temporal clause. Peshitta ܘܟܕ ('and when') combines both functions, closer to the Vulgate's temporal construction than to the Greek's paratactic style.

Greek genitive absolute ὄντος ('being') and Vulgate subjunctive esset ('was') both express the circumstantial temporal clause explicitly. The Peshitta omits any verbal copula, relying on the temporal particle ܟܕ alone to establish the circumstantial relationship—a typical Syriac ellipsis of the verb 'to be' in participial constructions.

Greek uses the article + proper name τοῦ Πέτρου ('Peter') in genitive absolute construction. Peshitta substitutes ܫܡܥܘܢ ('Simon'), employing Peter's Semitic birth name rather than his Greek epithet—a characteristic Peshitta preference for Semitic nomenclature. Vulgate retains the Greek form Petrus.

Greek places the numeral before the noun (μία τῶν παιδισκῶν, 'one of the servant-girls'), matching Vulgate una ex ancillis. Peshitta inverts to ܥܠܝܡܬܐ ܚܕܐ ('servant-girl one'), placing the numeral in post-position—standard Semitic attributive syntax where numerals follow their head nouns.

Vulgate adds a colon (:) to mark the transition to direct discourse in the following verse. Neither Greek nor Peshitta manuscripts employ this punctuation convention at this juncture, though the semantic boundary remains implicit in all three traditions.