Mark 2 : 6

Greek uses the simple imperfect ἦσαν; Syriac renders the existential predication with ܐܝܬ ('there is/are') reinforced by the auxiliary ܗܘܘ, a periphrastic existential construction typical of Syriac for past-time states. The Vulgate Erant matches the Greek imperfect directly.

Greek and Latin use a single present participle (διαλογιζόμενοι / cogitantes) for the act of reasoning; the Syriac participle ܘܡܬܪܥܝܢ is paired with the auxiliary ܗܘܘ, forming a periphrastic past-continuous that emphasises the ongoing nature of the inner deliberation.

Greek and Latin use the plural ('in their hearts', ταῖς καρδίαις / cordibus); the Syriac ܒܠܒܗܘܢ employs the singular noun 'heart' with a plural possessive suffix, a normal Semitic distributive idiom rendering each individual's heart with the collective singular.

The Greek genitive pronoun αὐτῶν ('of them') and the Latin reflexive possessive suis ('their own') express possession of the hearts; the Syriac encodes this possession within the suffixed form ܒܠܒܗܘܢ, so no separate pronoun token appears in the Peshitta.

Both the Greek (high point ·) and the Vulgate (colon :) close this clause with a pause anticipating the following question; the Peshitta carries no punctuation token in this edition, so clause boundaries are inferred syntactically.