{So also is Christ} (hout(9373) kai ho Christos). One would
naturally expect Paul here to say hout(9373) kai to s(936d)a tou
Christou (so also is the body of Christ). He will later call
Christ the Head of the Body the Church as in  Col 1:18,24  Eph
5:23,30 . Aristotle had used s(936d)a of the state as the body
politic. What Paul here means is Christ as the Head of the Church
has a body composed of the members who have varied gifts and
functions like the different members of the human body. They are
all vitally connected with the Head of the body and with each
other. This idea he now elaborates in a remarkable manner.