The Greek adjective anektoteros is the comparative form of anektos (tolerable, bearable). Occurring 6 times in the NT, it always appears in Jesus' warnings about towns that rejected His messengers — 'it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for you on the day of judgment.'
Jesus' use of anektoteros reveals an important theological principle: judgment is proportional to privilege and opportunity. Those who heard Jesus' miracles and preaching, yet rejected Him, face greater accountability than even Sodom and Gomorrah — whose wickedness was great but whose gospel exposure was nonexistent. This word should create profound urgency in gospel proclamation and sobriety in those who hear it repeatedly without responding. Greater light brings greater responsibility.