Ichthys Symbol Meaning - The Ancient Christian Fish Symbol Explained #1371691 (License: Personal Use)

The image displays the iconic ichthys (fish) symbol, formed by two intersecting arcs, enclosing the Greek acronym ΙΧΘΥΣ. Below it, each Greek letter is decoded: I (Iēsous = Jesus), X (Christos = Christ), Θ (Theos = God), Y (Huios = Son), and Σ (Sōtēr = Savior). This acrostic served as both a theological statement and a covert identifier for persecuted believers in the Roman Empire.

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