behold (as an exclamation) Copy link Outline 1. eccē (regularly followed by nom., but sometimes by acc.)2. ēn (constr. same as ecce) • behold (as an exclamation): 1. eccē (regularly followed by nom., but sometimes by acc.): but b., I see the old man, ecce autem, video senem, Ter.: just as I am writing this, b., here is your friend Sebosus, quum haec maxime scriberem, ecce tibi Sebosus! Cic.: b. me (= here I am), ecce me, Ter.: Pl.: in the comic writers ecce often contracts with eum, eam, eos, eas, into eccum, eccam, etc.: Pl.: Ter. Ecce is often used to call attention to something about to be said: when it indicates surprise only: as, b., the news comes, ecce nuntiatur, Cic. 2. ēn (constr. same as ecce): b., the consul is here, he says, consul en, inquit, adest, Liv.: Pl. Often used like ecce to call attention to what is to be said; when it denotes indignation or irony: as, b. what interpreters of treaties, en foederum interpretes! Cic.: v. lo.