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And ye are puffed up (kai humeis pephusiōmenoi este). Emphatic position of humeis (you). It may be understood as a question. Perfect passive periphrastic indicative of the same verb phusioō used already of the partisans in Corinth (1Co 4:6, 1Co 4:19, 1Co 4:20). Those of the same faction with this scoundrel justified his rascality.
Did not rather mourn (kai ouchi mallon epenthēsate). 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 (pentheō, old verb for lamentation) as if for one dead.
That he might be taken away (hina arthēi). The sub-final use of hina of desired result (1Co 1:15) so common in the Koiné. First aorist passive subjunctive of airō, to lift up, to carry off. Decent self-respect should have compelled the instant expulsion of the man instead of pride in his rascality.