Search results
22 mar 2022 · The fish (ichthys) was used as code for persecuted Christians to meet. During the times of persecution by the Romans in the first centuries, the fish symbol was used among Christians in hiding to display meeting places for everyone to meet and worship.
The ichthys or ichthus (/ ˈɪkθəs / [1]), from the Greek ikhthū́s (ἰχθύς, 1st cent. AD Koine Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is (in its modern rendition) a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.
21 kwi 2022 · The name Ichthus, which is the Greek word for fish, and the fish itself, recur frequently amongst the sacred symbols of the early Christians in the Catacombs.
8 sie 2008 · Greeks, Romans, and many other pagans used the fish symbol before Christians. Hence the fish, unlike, say, the cross, attracted little suspicion, making it a perfect secret symbol for...
25 mar 2024 · Meaning of the Christian Fish Symbol. The Christian fish symbol, also known as the Ichthys symbol, has several meanings. One of the meanings is that it represents the miraculous feeding of the five thousand by Jesus with just five loaves of bread and two fish.
27 maj 2024 · The Jesus fish symbol, also known as the Ichthys, holds significant importance in Christianity. Originating as a secret marking among early Christians to identify one another during persecution, it symbolized boldness and perseverance for Coptic Christians in Egypt.
10 lip 2024 · The fish symbol, also known as the Ichthys, held great significance in early Christianity. It served as a secret code among believers to identify one another during times of persecution.
