Mark 4 : 32

Greek καὶ ὅταν ('and when') and Latin et cum both employ a coordinating conjunction plus temporal particle; the Peshitta compresses these into the single compound ܘܡܐ ('and when'), a typical Syriac idiom that fuses the conjunction and temporal marker into one lexeme.

Greek uses the aorist passive subjunctive σπαρῇ ('it may be sown'); the Vulgate renders this with a periphrastic future-perfect passive seminatum fuerit, while the Syriac ܕܐܙܕܪܥܬ employs the ethpaal perfect — three different ways of expressing the indefinite passive 'when it has been sown.'

The Peshitta ܘܗܘܝܐ ('and it becomes') fuses the conjunction with the verb of becoming, so its single token covers both the καί and γίνεται of the Greek; the Vulgate fit and Greek γίνεται are discrete copular verbs.

The Syriac ܘܥܒܕܐ ('and it makes') again contracts the conjunction and verb into one token, paralleling Greek ποιεῖ and Latin facit, which are written as separate words from their preceding conjunction.

Greek expresses result with ὥστε + infinitive δύνασθαι; Latin uses the consecutive ita ut + subjunctive possint; Syriac employs ܐܝܟ ܕܬܫܟܚ ('so that it is able'), a finite construction — semantically equivalent purpose/result clauses realised by three distinct syntactic strategies.

Greek τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ('the birds of heaven') and Latin aves cæli both modify the noun with a genitive; the Peshitta reads simply ܦܪܚܬܐ ('the bird/fowl'), a collective singular omitting the explicit 'of heaven' qualifier and treating the avian subject as a mass-noun.

Greek κατασκηνοῦν ('to nest/encamp') and Latin habitare ('to dwell') express durable habitation; the Syriac ܬܫܟܢ likewise denotes settling/dwelling, though the Peshitta word order places the verb finally after the subject, reflecting Semitic clause structure rather than the Greek infinitive complement.