IXTHUS

Bible Questions Answered:

“ Ixthus, I saw this on a car, what does it stand for?...”

Keith/ Hanover, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

An early Christian emblem in the shape of a fish

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In early Christianity, believers were oft put to death for their faith. Christians resorted to secret places to worship and secret symbols upon theirs doors so as to alert fellow Christians, this home is a Christian home.

IXTHUS or ICTHUS (First used in the 2^nd century.)

Iota (i) is the first letter of Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς), Greek for "Jesus".

Χριστός, Greek for "anointed Chi (ch) is the first letter of Christos ."

Theta (th) is the first letter of Theou (Θεοῦ), Greek for "God's", the genitive case of Θεóς, Theos,"

Greek for "God."

Upsilon (y) is the first letter of (h)yios[7] (Υἱός), Greek for "Son".

Sigma (s) is the first letter of sōtēr (Σωτήρ), Greek for "Savior."

Ixthus or Icthus, is Greek for fish, but it is also an acrostic that spells out the following...

“Jesus Christ God's Son, Savior”

Prayer:

Romans 1:16 KJV

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Romans 12:11 KJV

And they overcame him by The Blood Of The Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Christian people are still under persecution. The Top 10 countries where they are ….North Korea, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Iran and Libya.

Please pray for our persecuted brethren, our Lord, hears all our prayers on their behalf.

Psalm 4:3 KJV

But know that The Lord hath set apart him that is Godly for Himself: The Lord will hear when I call unto Him.