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Ecce meaning

an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!

Using Ecce

  • The main meaning on this page is: an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
  • In the example corpus, ecce often appears in combinations such as: ecce homo, bare ecce, education ecce.

Context around Ecce

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bare 2× titled 1× education 1× dubbed 1× 1948 1× watcher 1×

Often after:

homo 5× behold 1× hoc 1× istum 1× programme 1× agnus 1× mono 1× sees 1×

Sentence patterns with Ecce

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

52 7 ecce homo qui 1× a watcher ecce sees galactus 1× and education ecce and ensures 1× antichrist and ecce homo because 1× cest from ecce istum 1× ecce homo a 1× for the ecce programme and 1× from bare ecce behold as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a watcher ecce 1× after the war 1× based on the 1× ecce homo a 1× french generally prefers 1× here again french 1×

Common sentence endings:

aquí italian qui 1× behind barbed wire 1× behold the monkey 1× development and growth 1× ecce agnus dei 1× from ecce istum 1×

Words around Ecce

Just before it in the word index:

eccd 5 eccc 34 eccb 18 eccas 5 ecc 73 ecbert 3

Just after it in the word index:

eccellenza 2 eccentric 352 eccentrically 7 eccentricities 36 eccentricity 77 eccentrics 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Ecce

  • In this selection, "ecce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bare, titled, education, homo, behold and hoc stand out and add context to how "ecce" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 52 7 ecce homo qui and a watcher ecce sees galactus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ecce" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ecce

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The work titled Ecce Homo (Latin for Behold The Man) will go on display from May 27. (17 words)

Overbeck and Gast decided to withhold publishing The Antichrist and Ecce Homo because of their more radical content. (18 words)

A Watcher (Ecce) sees Galactus's birth; although he recognizes his destructive nature, he chooses not to kill him. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

French generally prefers forms derived from bare ecce "behold", as in the pronoun ce "this one/that one" (earlier ço, from ecce-hoc) and the determiner ce/cet "this/that" (earlier cest, from ecce-istum). (35 words)

Based on the numbers of children availing of childcare last year, the estimated average cost per child was around €2,300 for the ECCE programme, and around €1,600 for the other programmes. (33 words)

The inclusion of children from the age of 3 years emphasizes the quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and ensures their healthy brain development and growth. (27 words)

Example sentences (12)

French generally prefers forms derived from bare ecce "behold", as in the pronoun ce "this one/that one" (earlier ço, from ecce-hoc) and the determiner ce/cet "this/that" (earlier cest, from ecce-istum).

The work titled Ecce Homo (Latin for Behold The Man) will go on display from May 27.

The inclusion of children from the age of 3 years emphasizes the quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and ensures their healthy brain development and growth.

Based on the numbers of children availing of childcare last year, the estimated average cost per child was around €2,300 for the ECCE programme, and around €1,600 for the other programmes.

The circular container has a hinged lid and lifting ring, and is inscribed on its side with ‘Ecce Agnus Dei’.

The failed restoration attempt by a partially-blind elderly painter was unofficially dubbed Ecce Mono, which means “Behold the Monkey”.

After the war most of his paintings were religious allegories or depictions of post-war suffering, including his 1948 Ecce homo with self-likeness behind barbed wire.

A Watcher (Ecce) sees Galactus's birth; although he recognizes his destructive nature, he chooses not to kill him.

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Ecce Homo, a figure of Christ clothed in a scarlet robe and crowned with thorns, stands on a balcony above one of the side altars.

Here again French prefers bare ecce while Spanish and Italian prefer eccum (French ici "here" vs. Spanish aquí, Italian qui).

Overbeck and Gast decided to withhold publishing The Antichrist and Ecce Homo because of their more radical content.

Possibly refers to Psalms 52:7, Ecce homo qui non posuit Deum adjutorem suum "Behold the man who did not make God his helper".

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Common combinations with ecce

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ecce" in a sentence?
An example: "French generally prefers forms derived from bare ecce "behold", as in the pronoun ce "this one/that one" (earlier ço, from ecce-hoc) and the determiner ce/cet "this/that" (earlier cest, from ecce-istum)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ecce" from authentic English texts.
What does "ecce" mean?
Ecce means: an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
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