ecce homo
A picture representing Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, before his crucifixionA picture representing Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, before his crucifixion.
» The world famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's Christ Trilogy includes the paintings entitled "Christ before Pilate", "Golgotha" and "Ecce Homo".
Meaning
1 sensesA picture representing Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, before his crucifixion.
Eccehomo, Ecce Homo, Ecce homo
a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns
Examples
1 sentencesThe world famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's Christ Trilogy includes the paintings entitled "Christ before Pilate", "Golgotha" and "Ecce Homo".
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ecce homō̆ (“behold the man!”). See John 19:5 in the Bible.Unadapted borrowing from Latin ecce homō̆ (“behold the man!”). See John 19:5 in the Bible.
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Forms
plural: ecce homos| Singular | ecce homo |
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