Mark 7 : 20

Greek ἔλεγεν and Latin Dicebat are both imperfect ('he was saying'); the Peshitta has no corresponding finite verb at the head of this clause, since Syriac places the verb of speaking earlier in the discourse, leaving the indirect statement to stand alone here.

Greek ὅτι and Latin quoniam introduce the recitative/indirect statement ('that'); Syriac uses no separate conjunction here, the relative particle on ܕܢܦܩ ('that which goes forth') carrying the subordination instead.

Greek substantivises with the neuter article τό ('that which'), Latin with the relative pronoun quæ; Syriac employs the indefinite noun ܡܕܡ ('something, that which'), a typical Syriac strategy for an abstract subject construction.

Greek τοῦ ἀνθρώπου and Latin homine carry the definite/generic 'the man'; Syriac ܒܪܢܫܐ ('son of man / a man') is the standard compound noun for a human being and lacks an explicit article, but is functionally definite-generic here.

Greek uses the present participle ἐκπορευόμενον and Latin the finite plural exeunt ('go out'); Syriac renders with a finite relative verb ܕܢܦܩ ('that which goes forth'), a construction shift from participle to relative clause that is semantically equivalent.

Greek κοινοῖ and Latin communicant both mean 'renders common/defiles' (cf. Levitical purity language); Syriac ܡܣܝܒ from the root s-y-b conveys 'defiles, pollutes' directly, without the 'make common' nuance of the Greek and Latin.