IKTUS

The fish was Cristia¬nismo one of the symbols. The fish was a staple among ju¬deus. Although twice has been mi¬lagre object, and as the bread became a symbol of Christ, so also the fish might be lembra¬do as God's provision. Once the pei¬xe was an essential food, pes¬cador profession was common. The Lord Jesus used the figure of the fisherman and fishing to exemplify discipleship and the scope of the Kingdom of God.
God's ministers are called pescado¬res, because seek to win men to Christ and the kingdom (Mt 4:19; Mk 1:17; Lk 5:10).
As a Christian symbol, the Greek word for fish, ichthys, was divided as follows: / (Je¬sus); ch and k or (Christ); th (of God); y (Son); s (Salva¬dor). The Greek phrase, as a whole, was: Iesous Christós Theou hyiós, Soter, ie Jesus Cris¬to, Son of God, Savior.

The Fish was an early Christian symbols, Christians to identify themselves drew down the fish, so they could talk about Christ with another Christian, without running the risk of being killed by a stalker, today this symbol is still used by some denominations Christian.
Making the most famous acrostic of antiquity and of all history, of course, was created by the early Christians. Taking the initial letters of the Greek phrase Iesous Christós, hyiós Theou, Soter (Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior), which was written with a word below the other, formed the IKTUS acrostic (fish) We use "K 'in place of the "CH" and "T" instead of "TH" in transliteration? For two reasons: 1) it is easier for the Brazilian pronounce as in the vernacular as well as private label. So "IKTUS" and not "ICHTUS", focusing on phonetics.

Besides being the most famous acrostic, this was also the most dangerous in all history. The practice of Christianity did not become fully released in the early fourth century. During the first century AD, Christians were persecuted and imprisoned. Many of them died in the Roman arenas, fighting lions. The binding of any Roman citizen with this acrostic, secret sign of adherence to the Christian doctrine, it was enough for him to become a victim of religious intolerance of the Roman state.