IHS

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IHS may refer to:

  • A common Christogram based on the first three letters of "Jesus" in Greek (Ίησους, in Greek capitals ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, or ΙΗϹΟΥϹ using lunate sigmas, semi-Latinized IHSOVS).
  • Early Christians, persecuted in the Roman Empire, used the fish as their secret symbol to recognise another member of the Faithful. It is still used to-day and referred to the Fisherman but had a second significance:

The Greek word for "fish" was "Ichthus". I: Iesus, Ch: Christus, Th: Theou (God , possessive), U: Uios pronounced with a "h" (son), S: Soter (redeemer or saviour). Thus "Fish" also stood for Jesus Christus Son of God the Saviour, abbreviated: IHS (Jesus the Son the Saviour).

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