ecce homo

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

/ ˈɛtʃ eɪ ˈhoʊ moʊ, ˈɛk eɪ for 1; ˈɛk si ˈhoʊ moʊ, ˈɛk eɪ 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.

Nearby words

ecatepec de morelos, ecaudate, ecb, ecbatana, ecbolic, ecce homo, ecce signum, eccentric, eccentric hypertrophy, eccentric occlusion, eccentricity

Definition for ecce (2 of 2)

ecce signum

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

/ ˈɛk ɛ ˈsɪg nʊm; English ˈɛk si ˈsɪg nəm, ˈɛk eɪ /

Latin.

behold the sign (or proof).

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Examples from the Web for ecce

It was ever God Who was ordering "all things sweetly" for her, and she had nothing to say but "Ecce ancilla—fiat."
Mater Christi|Mother St. Paul
Ecce ille seminat inimicitias, iste vult omnia reconciliare et pacificare in se; Ergo sunt contrarii sibi.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I|Henry Charles Lea
I prayed for God's grace that it might go well, for it is all to His honour and glory; and, ecce!
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
Ecce qualis Deus quos habet clericos et ministros siquidem totius crudelitatis.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I|Henry Charles Lea

"Ecce, inquam, Veneris hortator et armiger Liber advenit ultro," where see Pricus.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides

British Dictionary definitions for ecce

Ecce Homo

/ (ˈɛkeɪ ˈhəʊməʊ, ˈɛksɪ) /

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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