ecce homo

See also: eccehomo

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ecce homo (“behold the man!”). See John xix. 5 in the Bible.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.keɪ ˈhoʊ.moʊ/

Noun

ecce homo (plural ecce homos)

1. (art) A picture representing Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, before his crucifixion.

Translations

Translations

• German: Eccehomo n, Ecce Homo n, Ecce homo (de) n
• Maltese: aċċjomu m
• Spanish: eccehomo m

References

• “ecce homo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.