King James Version

1 Corinthians 4:1

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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Οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).of usλογιζέσθωlogizesthōto countλογίζομαι (logizomai)verb, present middle imperative, 3rd person singular — “to count”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3049I reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose.This verse uses “count”.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὑπηρέταςhupēretasof the ministersὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “of the ministers”, the object formG5257a servant, an attendant, (a) an officer, lictor, (b) an attendant in a synagogue, (c) a minister of the gospel.of the ministersΧριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἰκονόμουςoikonomousstewardsοἰκονόμος (oikonomos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “stewards”, the object formG3623a household manager, a steward, guardian.stewardsμυστηρίωνmustēriōnof the mysteriesμυστήριον (mustērion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of the mysteries”, the of-formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.of the mysteriesθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

World English Bible

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants and stewards of God’s mysteries.

Darby Translation

Let a man so account of us as servants of Christ, and stewards of [the] mysteries of God.

Douay-Rheims

Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God.

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