What does the Jesus fish mean?

Answer 1

The fish became associated with Christianity as a secret code of sorts. "Icthus" is Greek for "fish." During the various persecutions that Christians suffered during the early years of the church, the ichtus was used to identify believers and places of worship.

For example, it was common for people to stop and greet one another along a road. During this conversation, a Christian would draw an arc in the dirt with his sandal or toe. If the other person he was greeting was a Christian, he would draw another arc from his side, with the tail intersecting. This resulted in the fish. If an authority figure were to pass by, they would see a couple of guys with a fish between them, and if he heard the word "ichtus," would likely think they were fishermen.

The Greek letters in the fish symbol you find on cars spell out the word "Ichtus" in the Greek, and each letter means something:

Iota: "Iesous" which means "Jesus"

Chi: "Christos" which means "Christ"

Theta: "Theos" which means "God"

Upsilon: "Uios" which means "Son"

Sigma: "Soter" which means "Savior"

Answer 2

1) The Greek word for fish is "ichthys," which stands for Iesus Christos Theou Yios Soter, or "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior."
2) The fish is also the symbol of the Omphalos Stone in the temple of Delphi, where Apollo was worshiped as the divine Logos.
3) The fish is a symbol of sunrise in the constellation of Pisceses on the vernal equinox, marking the dawn of a new age.
4) The fish is a symbol of the Apostles, who were "fishers of men."

Answer 3

Loaves and the fishes story maybe. Or the teach a man how to fish concept? I am christian but I never really understood the fish thing or the need to display God is great everywhere. To me that is more of a disrespectful way to use the lords name in vain to display your belief in a way that says look at how great a christian I am.

Answer 4

It is called an Icthus and was used as a symbol for Christianity by the Christians in the early church that were being persecuted by Nero. Kind of like a secret sign I guess.

Answer 5

It was a sign used by early Christians representing Jesus.

Answer 6

It began with the early church and was a covert way for Christians to identify one another. It represents the saying that Jesus spoke to his disciples when he said, "Come and follow me and I will make you fishers of men."

Answer 7

Jesus told fishermen that if they followed Him, He would make them fishers of men. Thus the symbol became synonymous with Christianity.

Answer 8

Check out the link. Warning, You make not like the answer as the symbol was stolen from another pagan god. Yep, Christianity stole from all the other gods.

Answer 9

I am in agrement with those who answered -Jesus told his disciples that he would make them fishers of men.What they really were fishing for were souls.

Answer 10

its a way to let other drivers know you drive very, very slowly.