Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [1 Corinthians: Chapter 5].
(4:6,19,20). Those of the same faction with this scoundrel
justified his rascality. {Did not rather mourn} (\kai ouchi
mallon epenth•sate\). Possibly question also and note strong
negative form \ouchi\, which favours it. The very least that they
could have done (\mallon\ rather than be puffed up) was to mourn
for shame (\penthe•\, old verb for lamentation) as if for one
dead. {That he might be taken away} (\hina arth•i\). The
sub-final use of \hina\ of desired result (1:15) so common in
the _Koin•_. First aorist passive subjunctive of \air•\, to lift
up, to carry off. Decent self-respect should have compelled the
instant expulsion of the man instead of pride in his rascality.
5:3 {For I verily} (\eg• men gar\). Emphatic statement of Paul's
own attitude of indignation, \eg•\ in contrast with \humeis\. He
justifies his demand for the expulsion of the man. {Being absent}
(\ap•n\) Although absent (concessive participle) and so of
\par•n\ though present. Each with locative case (\t•i s•mati, t•i
pneumati\). {Have already judged} (\•d• kekrika\). Perfect active
indicative of \krin•\. I have already decided or judged, as
though present (\h•s par•n\). Paul felt compelled to reach a
conclusion about the case and in a sentence of much difficulty
seems to conceive an imaginary church court where the culprit has
been tried and condemned. There are various ways of punctuating
the clauses in this sentence in verses 3-5. It is not merely
Paul's individual judgment. The genitive absolute clause in verse
4, {ye being gathered together} (\sunachthent•n hum•n\, first
aorist passive participle of \sunag•\, in regular assembly) {and
my spirit} (\kai tou emou pneumatos\) with the assembly (he
means) {and meeting in the name of our Lord Jesus} (\en t•i
onomati tou Kuriou [h•m•n] I•sou\) with the power of the Lord
Jesus (\sun t•i dunamei tou Kuriou h•m•n I•sou\), though this
clause can be taken with the infinitive to deliver
(\paradounai\). It makes good syntax and sense taken either way.
The chief difference is that, if taken with "gathered together"
(\sunachthent•n\) Paul assumes less apostolic prerogative to
himself. But he did have such power and used it against Elymas
(Ac 13:8ff.) as Peter did against Ananias and Sapphira (Ac
5:1ff.).
5:5 {To deliver such an one unto Satan} (\paradounai ton toiouton
t•i Satan•i\). We have the same idiom in 1Ti 1:20 used of
Hymenius and Alexander. In 2Co 12:7 Paul speaks of his own
physical suffering as a messenger (\aggelos\) of Satan. Paul
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