ecce homo

Latin phrase

ec·ce ho·mo | \ ˌe-ke-ˈhȯ-mō

How to pronounce ecce homo (audio)

, 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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