Phrase guide

ecce homo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌɛ.keɪ ˈhoʊ.moʊ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A picture representing Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, before his crucifixion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: representation

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ecce homō̆ (“behold the man!”). See John 19:5 in the Bible.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: eccehomo — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • French: ecce homo — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • German: Eccehomo — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • German: Ecce Homo — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • German: Ecce homo — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • Maltese: aċċjomu — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • Spanish: eccehomo — picture representing Jesus Christ
  • Tagalog: eksehomo — picture representing Jesus Christ