A phrase which has a secret meaning, as MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN (Dan. 5: 25) or the number 666 (Rev. 13: 18). The fish became a Christian cryptogram.
Citation for cryptogram
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"cryptogram." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 21, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e458>.
Chicago
"cryptogram." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e458 (accessed May 21, 2013).