Meaningful Chalk Art

We saw some chalk art while walking along the ocean walkway at Kakaako Waterfront Park the other day – nothing very fancy like those you sometimes see on city sidewalks, but nice nonetheless.

The central theme was an “Ichthys” (or “Ichthus”), more commonly known as the “sign of the fish,” or the “Jesus fish.”

Here’s something you probably didn’t know. “Ichthus” in Greek is spelled “Iota, CHi, Theta, Upsilon, Sigma” – ICHTUS. The Greek letters compile as “Jesus Christ, God’s son, savior.”

According to Wikipedia:

·  Iota is the first letter of Iesous, the Greek word for “Jesus.”

·  Chi is the first letter of Christos, Greek for “anointed.”

·  Theta is the first letter of Theou, Greek for “God.”

·  Upsilon is the first letter of Uios, Greek for “Son.”

·  Sigma is the first letter of Soter, Greek for “Savior.”

And you thought it was just a child’s drawing of a fish.