ecce homo
Latin phrase
ec·ce ho·mo
| \ ˌe-ke-ˈhȯ-mō
, ˌe-chā-ˈhō-mō \
, ˌe-chā-ˈhō-mō \
Definition of ecce homo
: behold the man
—from the words of Pontius Pilate when he presented Jesus, crowned with thorns, to the crowd before his crucifixion
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“Ecce homo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecce%20homo. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021.
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