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Where does the abbreviation Xmas come from?
X comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter in the Greek word which means Christ.
What is the Greek letter or abbreviation for Chicago?
Chi
What is the Greek letter or abbr for Chicago?
chi.
What is the name of x in the Greek letters?
The Greek letter chi is represented by an x. It is the 22nd of the 24 Greek letters, written as uppercase Χ, lowercase χ, and the Greek name of the letter is χῖ)
What is a 3-letter word for Greek cross?
Its ''Chi'', for the letter x.
Chi Square Symbol?
Chi is the Greek letter that looks like a capital script X
Is Chi-square a test from Chicago?
No. Chi is a greek letter in the alphabet pronounced with a hard c (Kai)
What is a Three letter word for greek cross?
Chi -- it resembles a x.
What is a three letter word for a greek letter?
Eta Rho Tau Phi Chi Psi
What Hebrew and Greek symbol is the letter x in the Bible?
The Greek symbol x is pronounced chi, and it's a symbol of Jesus. There is no Hebrew character that looks like an x.
What does the X in Xmas mean?
Originally the X was not an X as we use it in the English alphabet; it was the Greek letter chi which looks very similar to an X. The Greek letter X (chi) is the first letter of the Greek word for Christ, Xristos ( Χριστός) so Xmas therefore means "Christ's Mass" which is what the word Christmas actually means. For more information, please refer to the related question below.
Why Icthyus in Christianity?
Icthyus is the Greek word for fish. It is spelled with the Greek letters Iota, Chi, Theta, Upsilon, and Sigma. Iota is the first letter in the Greek word Iesous, which means Jesus. Chi is the first letter in the Greek word Christos, which means Christ. Theta is the first letter in the Greek word Theou, which means God. Upsilon is the first letter in the Greek word Uios, which means Son. Sigma is the first letter in the Greek word Soter, which means Savior.
