ˈikthəs noun
also ich·thys -thə̇s
( -es )
Etymology: Greek ichthys fish; akin to Armenian jukn fish, Lithuanian žuvis, Old Prussian suckis
: a representation of a fish used in ancient times as a pagan fertility talisman or amulet or as a Christian symbol for the Greek word ichthys interpreted as an acrostic in which the Greek letters are the initials of the words I ēsous Ch ristos th eou h y ios s ōtēr meaning Jesus Christ Son of God Savior