ektenesteron describes prayer offered with greater intensity amid anguish.

Its sole attested use marks a heightened degree in the description of prayer during anguish in Luke 22:44.

1. Greater intensity in prayer · dominant

   In Luke 22:44, the accusative singular neuter comparative form occurs in the clause about praying while in anguish; the APB renders the clause “he prayed more earnestly.”

   Luke 22:44

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 22:44, the APB presents the clause as “he prayed more earnestly,”.