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| IC XC is the short form of Jesus Christ as written in Greek above this image (the fish-like symbol is called icthys. it is a secret Christian symbol used by early Christians.). it bears the first and last letter of the name Jesus (IC) Christ (XC). i never studied the Greek language but this is what most/other resources on the web says. |
feast day: January 3
about:
- Jesus means in Hebrew: "God saves." At the annunciation, the angel Gabriel gave him the name Jesus as his proper name, which expresses both his identity and his mission. Since God alone can forgive sins, it is God who, in Jesus his eternal Son made man, "will save his people from their sins". in Jesus, God recapitulates all of his history of salvation on behalf of men.
- English form of Ιησους (Iesous), which was the Greek form of the Aramaic name יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a). Yeshu'a is itself a contracted form of Yehoshu'a (see JOSHUA). Yeshua ben Yoseph, better known as Jesus Christ, was the central figure of the New Testament and the source of the Christian religion. The four Gospels state that he was the son of God and the Virgin Mary who fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah. He preached for three years before being crucified in Jerusalem.
- The proper name Jesus /ˈdʒiːzəs/ used in the English language originates from the Latin form of the Greek name Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous), a rendition of the Hebrew Yeshua (ישוע), also having the variants Joshua or Jeshua.
- Isho or Eesho, the Aramaic name of Jesus.
| Language | Name/variant |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Jesus |
| Albanian | Jezusi |
| Arabic | `Isà عيسى (Islamic) / Yasū`(a) يسوع (Christian) |
| Aragonese | Chesús |
| Aramaic/Syriac | ܝܫܘܥ (Isho) |
| Azerbaijani | İsa |
| Bengali | যীশু |
| Bosnian | Isus |
| Breton | Jezuz |
| Catalan | Jesús |
| Chinese | 耶稣 (Simplified), 耶穌 (Traditional) – Yēsū (Mandarin), Yèh-sōu (Cantonese) |
| Cornish | Yesu |
| Croatian | Isus |
| Czech | Ježíš |
| Dutch | Jezus |
| Estonian | Jeesus |
| Filipino | Jesús (Christian and secular) / Hesús or Hesukristo (religious) |
| Finnish | Jeesus |
| French | Jésus |
| Galician | Xesús |
| Garo | Jisu |
| Georgian | იესო (Ieso) |
| Greek | Ιησούς (Iisoús modern Greek pronunciation) |
| Haitian Creole | Jezi |
| Hawaiian | Jesu |
| Hebrew | Yeshu ישו (Jewish, secular) / Yeshua יֵשׁוּעַ (Christian) |
| Hmong Daw | Yexus |
| Hungarian | Jézus |
| Icelandic | Jesús |
| Indonesia | Yesus (Christian) / Isa (Islamic) |
| Irish | Íosa |
| Italian | Gesù |
| Japanese | イエス (Iesu)/イエズス (Iezusu)(Catholic)/ゼス(zesu) ゼズス(zezusu)(Kirishitan) |
| Kazakh | Иса (Isa) |
| Korean | 예수 (Yesu) |
| Kurdish | Îsa |
| Latvian | Jēzus |
| Ligurian | Gesû |
| Limburgish | Zjezus |
| Lithuanian | Jėzus |
| Lombard | Gesü |
| मराठी-Marathi | येशू - Yeshu |
| Malayalam | ഈശോ (Isho), യേശു (Yeshu), കോശി (Koshi) |
| Mirandese | Jasus |
| Maltese | Ġesù |
| Neapolitan | Gèsù |
| Norman | Jésus |
| Occitan | Jèsus |
| Piedmontese | Gesù |
| Polish | Jezus |
| Portuguese | Jesus |
| Romanian | Isus |
| Russian | Иисус (Iisus) |
| Sardinian | Gesùs |
| Serbian | Исус (Isus) |
| Sicilian | Gesù |
| Sinhala | ජේසුස් වහන්සේ - Jesus Wahanse |
| Scottish Gaelic | Ìosa |
| Slovak | Ježiš |
| Slovenian | Jezus |
| Spanish | Jesús |
| Swahili | Yesu |
| Tajik | Исо (Iso) |
| Tamil | இயேசு - Yesu |
| Telugu | Yesu |
| Thai | เยซู - "Yesu" |
| Turkish | İsa |
| Turkmen | Isa |
| Ukrainian | Ісус (Isus) |
| Uzbek | Iso |
| Venetian | Jesu |
| Vietnamese | Giêsu |
| Welsh | Iesu |
| Zulu | uJesu |
links/ sources:
- "Jesus (name)" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_%28name%29
- "Jesus" (source: Behind the Name):
http://www.behindthename.com/name/jesus
- "Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_and_titles_of_Jesus_in_the_New_Testament
- "Jesus (The Profession of Faith)" (source: Vatican -> Catechism of the Catholic Church):
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s2c2a2.htm
