Why Ichthus

So why "Ichthus" Architects?

The fish is one of the earliest symbols of Christianity and is often referred to as the "Ichthus".

Ichthus (ikh-thoos) or ichthys is the Greek word simply meaning “fish”.

The Greek spelling for ICHTHUS is:

Iota, Chi, Theta, Upsilon, Sigma

The letters form an acrostic

	Iesous	= Jesus
	Christos,	= Christ
	Theou	= God's
	Uios,	= Son
	Soter	= Saviour

During the reign of Emperor Nero and throughout the reign of subsequent
evil emperors of the Roman Empire, Christians were commonly persecuted,
tortured, and put to death because of their faith in Jesus.
Emperor Nero himself personally despised Christians. He blamed them
for the great fire of A.D. 64 which burned nearly half of Rome.
It was during Nero's persecutions that both Peter and Paul are thought
to have perished.

In order to prevent this unnecessary capture and persecution,
Christians would often draw an ichthus in the dirt, mud, sand,
or on the walls of caves to let another Christian know that
he too was a fellow believer of Christ and that it was safe
to talk about their faith without the fear of being turned in.

Today, Christians all throughout the world have brought
back to life this most interesting and historic symbol.
Christians today proudly show off the symbol that
their spiritual ancestors once boldly
and courageously showed
to fellow believers centuries ago
Historical information quoted from
"The History of the Ichthus"
by Gregory B. Dill of the Plymouth Church of Christ, USA