What is this that I hear? (ti touto akouō̱). There are several ways of understanding this terse Greek idiom. The Revised Version (above) takes ti to be equal to ti estin touto ho akouō; That is a possible use of the predicate touto. Another way is to take ti to be exclamatory, which is less likely. Still another view is that ti is “Why”: “Why do I hear this about thee?” See Act 14:15 where that is the idiom employed.
Render (apodos). Second aorist active imperative of apodidōmi, Give back (and at once).
The account (ton logon). The reckoning or report. Common use of logos.
Stewardship (oikonomias). Same root as oikonomos (steward). This demand does not necessarily mean dismissal if investigation proved him innocent of the charges. But the reason given implies that he is to be dismissed: