ecce homo

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

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.

ecce signum

[ek-e sig-noo m; English ek-see sig-nuh m, ek-ey]

Latin.

behold the sign (or proof).

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Historical Examples of ecce

And after that he said to John, his disciple, Ecce mater tua; that is to say, Lo!
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
John Mandeville
It is not necessary now to cry Ecce in deserto or Ecce in penetralibus.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 8
Various
To me,” he said in Ecce Homo, “they are promises: I know not what they mean to others.
Thoughts Out of Season (Part II)
Friedrich Nietzsche
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
A sermon was preached on the occasion by Francisco Borja, from the text, "Ecce longavi fugiens et mansi in solitudine."
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ecce

Ecce Homo

noun

a picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns

Word Origin for Ecce Homo

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

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Word Origin and History for ecce

ecce homo

Latin, literally "behold the man" (John xix:5).