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'''IXTHIS''' is the Ancient Greek word for '''fish''' and was the image used to identify Christianity during the early years. If you were to use the letters of the Greek alphabet, each letter in the word 'Ixthis' represents: | '''IXTHIS''' is the Ancient Greek word for '''fish''' and was the image used to identify Christianity during the early years. If you were to use the letters of the Greek alphabet, each letter in the word 'Ixthis' represents: | ||
:I - (Isous) - Jesus, X - (Christos) - Christ; TH - (Theos) - God; I - (Ios) - Son; S - (Sotir) - Saviour | :I - (Isous) - Jesus, X - (Christos) - Christ; TH - (Theos) - God; I - (Ios) - Son; S - (Sotir) - Saviour | ||
Revision as of 02:59, April 26, 2008
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Glory to God for all things!
Contents
Hail, unwedded Bride Panagia
Panagia Paramythea (My protectress)
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Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani - Hundred Doors (Paros)
St. Theoctyste
Footprint of St. Theoctyste
Prophetic Sculpture of Apocalypse
Patmos island
Rhodes island
St. Phanourios of Rhodes
St. Phanourios church, Rhodes
Naxos island
Metropolitan of Naxos Scultpure
Panagia Kamariani, Red Hill
Miraculous icon of the Panagia
Monastery of Gorgoepikoos (Geelong, Victoria)
Miscellaneous Images
Christ the Bridegroom - O Nymfios
St. Maria, great-grandmother of Christ and Grandmother of Panagia
St. John the Russian
St. John the Russian
St. Phanourios icon, Oakleigh Church
Blessed Elder, Archimandite Philotheos (Zervakos) (Paros)
Relics of St. Papa-Nicholas (Planas)
The Holy Trinity
Contributions to OrthodoxWiki
Etymology
IXTHIS is the Ancient Greek word for fish and was the image used to identify Christianity during the early years. If you were to use the letters of the Greek alphabet, each letter in the word 'Ixthis' represents:
- I - (Isous) - Jesus, X - (Christos) - Christ; TH - (Theos) - God; I - (Ios) - Son; S - (Sotir) - Saviour
- Jesus Christ Son of God our Saviour.
