Mar 7:36 | RWP | e4.org | So much the more a great deal they published it ( αυτο μαλλον περισσοτερον εκηρυσσον ). Imperfect tense, continued action. Double comparative as occurs elsewhere for emphasis as in "much more better" ( πολλω μαλλον κρεισσον ). See Robertson's Grammar , pp. 663f. Human nature is a peculiar thing. The command not to tell provoked these people to tell just as the leper had done ( .). The more Jesus commanded ( οσον αυτοις διεστελλετο ) them not to tell the more they told. It was a continuous performance. Prohibitions always affect some people that way, especially superficial and light-headed folks. But we have to have prohibitions or anarchy.

‏ Mark 7:36

So much the more a great deal they published it ( αυτο μαλλον περισσοτερον εκηρυσσον ). Imperfect tense, continued action. Double comparative as occurs elsewhere for emphasis as in Php 1:23 "much more better" ( πολλω μαλλον κρεισσον ). See Robertson's Grammar, pp. 663f. Human nature is a peculiar thing. The command not to tell provoked these people to tell just as the leper had done (Mr 1:44f.). The more Jesus commanded ( οσον αυτοις διεστελλετο ) them not to tell the more they told. It was a continuous performance. Prohibitions always affect some people that way, especially superficial and light-headed folks. But we have to have prohibitions or anarchy.