ecce homo

[ ech-ey hoh-moh, ek-ey for 1; ek-see hoh-moh, ek-ey for 2 ]

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Latin.

“Behold the man!”: the words with which Pilate presented Christ, crowned with thorns, to his accusers. John 19:5.

noun

Art. a painting, statue, or other representation of Christ crowned with thorns.

Origin of ecce homo

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin; cf. here; Homo

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How to use ecce homo in a sentence

CVM natus esset ihesus in betleem iude in diebus herodis regis ecce magi ab oriente uenerunt ierosolimam dicentes.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 | Various
At an early part of the period to which this chapter belongs, the famous volume entitled “ecce homo” was published.
Recollections of a Long Life | John Stoughton
Old French had distinct pronouns for “this” and “that”—cest (ecce istum) and cel (ecce illium), with their cases.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" | Various
His last book, “ecce homo,” an autobiography, contains all the premonitory symptoms of the threatening tragedy.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles Sarolea
It bears this Epigraph, "Ecce Ego admirationem faciam populo huic, miraculo grandi et stupendo."
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Isaac D'Israeli

British Dictionary definitions for Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

/ (ˈɛkeɪ ˈhəʊməʊ, ˈɛksɪ) /

noun

a picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns

Origin of Ecce Homo

Latin: behold the man, the words of Pontius Pilate to his accusers (John 19:5)

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