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| Eureka4you.com - http://www.eureka4you.com/fish/fishsymbol.htm The fish's first known use as a Christian religious symbol was sometime within the first three centuries AD. Christians began using the Greek word for "fish" as an anagram/acronym for "Jesus Christ God's Son, Savior." More about this later. The fish outline is a logical symbol for the early Christian church to adopt. Not only was fish a common food of the day, it was also used by Jesus during His ministry. - [Read more] |
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| GotQuestions.org - http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-fish-symbol.html What does the Christian fish symbol mean (ixthus / icthus)? Why do people put those fish symbols on the back of their cars? The Greek word for fish is "ixthus" or "icthus." The Christian fish symbol that many Christians place on their car is known as the “ixthus.” Five Greek letters form the word “ixthus,” and those letters inside the fish form an acrostic which is a message that Christians clearly identified with. The first letter represented the word Jesus. - [Read more] |