2006-06-18 05:13:52 · 10 answers · asked by hex ! 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
IHS is from the latin - In Hoc Signo (vinces) in this sign conquer.
the greek for Jesus is IESUS which is sigma.
IXTHUS or ICHTHUS is greek for fish and the S is a sigma
I - Iesus
Xristos - christ
Theou - Gods
Uios - son
Soter - saviour
2006-06-18 05:26:20 · answer #1 · answered by mhairi 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
mhairi is right, it's from the latin. But you will always find sigmas on the end of words shown much like the letter s in English; in Greek, there isa different symbol for a sgma if it's on the end of a word.
2006-06-18 06:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by no_yellow_skittles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think mhairi has it. (But I remember when learning Greek there are different forms for s depending on whether it occurs at the end of a word or not.)
2006-06-18 05:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by ivallrod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You found that in greek now find this 666 translate it
2006-06-18 10:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by Daniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not Greek.
2006-06-18 05:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Trish D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably is in Greece and it probably was at the time it was originally used.
2006-06-18 05:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by migelito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Message to mhairi:
Well done for answer; I'll vote for your explanatation!
2006-06-21 20:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by Ced 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to say good question tho
2006-06-18 05:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunnp
2006-06-18 05:18:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because god isnt real
2006-06-18 12:20:48 · answer #10 · answered by jerse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋