pds (01/17/83)
The meaning of the (transliterated) Christian acronym ICHTHUS (fish)
is "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior."
Greek word transliterated English word
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Iota-Eta-Sigma-Omicron-Upsilon-Sigma Iesous Jesus
Chi-Rho-Iota-Sigma-Tau-Omicron-Sigma Christos Christ
Theta-Epsilon-Omicron-Upsilon (possessive) or
Theta-Epsilon-Omicron-Sigma Theou, Theos God's, God
Upsilon-Iota-Omicron-Sigma Huios Son
Sigma-Omega-Tau-Eta-Rho Soter Savior
acronym
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Iota-Chi-Theta-Upsilon-Sigma Ichthus Fish
The sign of the fish often was used on the door post to semi-secretly
indicate the place of an early Christian meeting; the symbol is appropriate
considering the fishers-of-men motif in new testament scripture.
Dave Stotts
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