Mark 4 : 38

The Peshitta omits the initial conjunction καὶ / Et, beginning instead with the contrastive particle ܕܝܢ (dēn, 'but/now'). This reflects a Syriac stylistic preference for adversative transitions over simple coordination at narrative junctures.

Greek and Vulgate place the intensive pronoun (αὐτὸς / ipse) in different positions relative to the verb, while Peshitta uses the independent pronoun ܗܘ (hū) in initial position. All three convey emphatic subject reference with equivalent force.

The Peshitta inserts the contrastive particle ܕܝܢ (dēn, 'but/now') to mark a narrative shift, replacing the Greek καὶ with a more explicit adversative connector. Neither Greek nor Latin transmit this particle here.

The Peshitta explicitly names Jesus (ܝܫܘܥ, Yešūʿ) as the subject, whereas Greek and Latin rely on the pronoun αὐτὸς / ipse. This represents a typical Syriac clarifying expansion for narrative continuity.

Greek uses prepositional phrase ἐν τῇ πρύμνῃ ('in the stern'); Vulgate mirrors with in puppi; Peshitta employs construct chain ܒܚܪܬܗ ܕܣܦܝܢܬܐ ('in-the-end of-the-ship'), a characteristic Semitic genitive construction expressing the same locative sense.

Greek uses present participle καθεύδων; Vulgate employs present participle dormiens; Peshitta uses periphrastic construction ܕܡܟ ܗܘܐ (active participle + auxiliary verb), a standard Syriac equivalent for Greek participial constructions.

Greek uses διδάσκαλε ('Teacher'); Vulgate renders Magister (direct equivalent); Peshitta employs ܪܒܢ (rabban, 'our master/rabbi'), a Semitic honorific cognate with Hebrew רַבִּי but with first-person plural possessive suffix, reflecting Aramaic linguistic context.

Greek uses impersonal verb construction οὐ μέλει σοι ('does it not concern you'); Vulgate expands with non ad te pertinet ('does it not pertain to you'), adding the preposition ad; Peshitta employs ܠܐ ܒܛܝܠ ܠܟ ('not idle/neglectful to-you'), a different lexical root but semantically equivalent idiom for expressing concern.

Greek and Vulgate use first-person plural verb alone (ἀπολλύμεθα / perimus); Peshitta adds explicit subject pronoun ܚܢܢ ('we') after the verb ܕܐܒܕܝܢ, a typical Syriac clarifying construction though the verb already encodes person-number.