Mark 9 : 6

Greek ᾔδει is a simple pluperfect indicative ('he knew'), while Peshitta uses a periphrastic construction ܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ (perfect participle + auxiliary 'was knowing'), and Vulgate employs the imperfect sciebat. All three express past knowledge, but through different aspectual systems.

Greek uses aorist subjunctive ἀποκριθῇ ('he may answer') in deliberative indirect question, Vulgate uses imperfect subjunctive diceret (sequence of tenses), and Peshitta uses perfect ܐܡܪ ('he said/should say'). The modal nuances differ slightly across the three verbal systems, though all express uncertainty about what to say.

Vulgate inserts a colon to mark the clause boundary between Peter's ignorance and the explanation of the disciples' fear. Neither Greek nor Peshitta manuscripts typically employ such punctuation at this juncture, creating a tighter syntactic flow.

Greek places the predicate adjective ἔκφοβοι ('terrified') before the verb ἐγένοντο, emphasizing the state of fear. Vulgate mirrors this with timore exterriti ('by fear terrified'), using an ablative of cause. Peshitta employs ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܝܪ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ (literally 'they were indeed in fear'), using a prepositional phrase with existential verb—syntactically distinct but semantically equivalent.