Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [1 Corinthians: Chapter 5].
previous one as in verse 9. As it is (when you read it) I did
write unto you. {If any man that is named a brother be} (\ean tis
adelphos onomazomenos •i\). Condition of the third class, a
supposable case. {Or a reviler or a drunkard} (\• loidoros •
methusos\). \Loidoros\ occurs in Euripides as an adjective and in
later writings. In N.T. only here and 6:10. For the verb see
1Co 4:12. \Methusos\ is an old Greek word for women and even
men (cf. \paroinos\, of men, 1Ti 3:3). In N.T. only here and
6:10. Cf. Ro 13:13. Deissmann (_Light from the Ancient East_,
p. 316) gives a list of virtues and vices on counters for Roman
games that correspond remarkably with Paul's list of vices here
and in 6:10. Chrysostom noted that people in his day complained
of the bad company given by Paul for revilers and drunkards as
being men with more "respectable" vices! {With such a one, no,
not to eat} (\t•i toiout•i m•de sunesthiein\). Associative
instrumental case of \toiout•i\ after \sunesthiein\, "not even to
eat with such a one." Social contacts with such "a brother" are
forbidden
5:12 {For what have I to do?} (\ti gar moi;\). "For what is it to
me (dative) to judge those without (\tous exo\)?" They are
outside the church and not within Paul's jurisdiction. God passes
judgment on them.
5:13 {Put away the wicked man} (\exarate ton pon•ron\). By this
quotation from De 17:7 Paul clinches the case for the expulsion
of the offender (5:2). Note \ex\ twice and effective aorist
tense.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(1 Corinthians: Chapter 5)