staurogram
Sign in to savethumb|upright|The Staurogram, also called the Tau-Rho, and the Monogrammatic cross.|class=skin-invert-image [[File:P. Bodmer XIV-XV, staurogram.jpg|thumb|A staurogram used as τρ-ligature part of the spelling of the word σταυρον (as ) in Luke 14:27 (Papyrus Bodmer XIV, 2nd century).]] thumb|A Solidus (coin)|solidus minted under [[Anastasius I Dicorus (struck in Constantinople between 507–518). On the obverse is Victory standing left, holding a staff surmounted by a staurogram.]] thumb|An Early Christian lamps|oil lamp with staurogram from [[Caesarea Maritima. Glass Factory Museum, Nahsholim, Is
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9 sectionsContents
- Early occurrence and significance
- Abbreviation for ''stauros''
- Monogram of Christ
- In combination with alpha and omega
- Tau and rho separately
- Coptic Unicode block
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|The Staurogram, also called the Tau-Rho, and the Monogrammatic cross.|class=skin-invert-image [[File:P. Bodmer XIV-XV, staurogram.jpg|thumb|A staurogram used as τρ-ligature part of the spelling of the word σταυρον (as ) in Luke 14:27 (Papyrus Bodmer XIV, 2nd century).]] thumb|A Solidus (coin)|solidus minted under [[Anastasius I Dicorus (struck in Constantinople between 507–518). On the obverse is Victory standing left, holding a staff surmounted by a staurogram.]] thumb|An Early Christian lamps|oil lamp with staurogram from [[Caesarea Maritima. Glass Factory Museum, Nahsholim, Israel.]]
The staurogram (⳨), also monogrammatic cross or tau-rho, is a ligature composed of a superposition of the Greek letters tau (Τ) and rho (Ρ).