Meanings
nounecce homo (plural ecce homos)
plural ecce homos
- artA picture representing Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, before his crucifixion.
Origin
- Latinecce homō̆
- Latinecce homō̆
- Englishecce homo
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ecce homō̆ (“behold the man!”). See John 19:5 in the Bible.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan eccehomo
- eccehomopicture representing Jesus Christ
French ecce homo
- ecce homopicture representing Jesus Christ
German Eccehomo, Ecce Homo
- Eccehomopicture representing Jesus Christ
- Ecce Homopicture representing Jesus Christ
- Ecce homopicture representing Jesus Christ
Spanish eccehomo
- eccehomopicture representing Jesus Christ
Tagalog eksehomo
- eksehomopicture representing Jesus Christ
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APA
ecce homo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecce%20homo
MLA
“ecce homo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecce%20homo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecce homo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecce%20homo.
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