This comparative adverb intensifies the idea of earnestness, describing action done with even greater fervor or intensity. In Luke 22:44, it describes Jesus praying "more earnestly" in Gethsemane, as His anguish deepened. The comparative form marks an escalation: His prayer became more intense, more urgent. The multilingual renderings (más intensamente, plus ardemment) all capture this heightening of fervor, the increase in emotional and spiritual intensity.