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  • And accordingly so it came to pass; for after a space of two years had gone by, during which the shepherd went on acting so, at length, when he opened the door and entered, both the children fell before him in entreaty and uttered the word bekos, stretching forth their hands.

    The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

  • And accordingly so it came to pass; for after a space of two years had gone by, during which the shepherd went on acting so, at length, when he opened the door and entered, both the children fell before him in entreaty and uttered the word bekos, stretching forth their hands.

    An Account of Egypt: Being the Second Book of His Histories Called Euterpe. Paras. 1-19 Herodotus 1909

  • They were then heard to say distinctly the word "bekos" which was Phrygian for "bread".

    Authors of Greece T. W. Lumb

  • He reports that an earlier pharaoh discovered the original language of humanity by secluding two newborn children among mutes until they uttered their first word, which presumably would be in the tongue of our earliest ancestors it was bekos, the Phrygian word for “bread”.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • He reports that an earlier pharaoh discovered the original language of humanity by secluding two newborn children among mutes until they uttered their first word, which presumably would be in the tongue of our earliest ancestors it was bekos, the Phrygian word for “bread”.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • He reports that an earlier pharaoh discovered the original language of humanity by secluding two newborn children among mutes until they uttered their first word, which presumably would be in the tongue of our earliest ancestors it was bekos, the Phrygian word for “bread”.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • We hav pretty good ideya if we runz out of toona bekos hooman starts wear over gloves around the house.

    INTERCEPTION!! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • Then Psammetichos having himself also heard it, began to inquire about what nation of men named anything bekos, and inquiring he found that the Phrygians had this name for bread.

    The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

  • Then Psammetichos having himself also heard it, began to inquire what nation of men named anything bekos, and inquiring he found that the Phrygians had this name for bread.

    An Account of Egypt: Being the Second Book of His Histories Called Euterpe. Paras. 1-19 Herodotus 1909

  • "I das tell hims it vas all bekos he vas one troonken vool dat we ras wreck, zir."

    The Island Treasure 1887

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  • Phrygian word for bread. 1st word in tale related by Herodotus (Histories 2.9)

    December 30, 2007

  • Cf. forbidden experiment.

    January 1, 2008

  • Given that the Wikipedia article on XPG (Phrygian) notes that known inscriptions of the language seem fairly close to the reconstructed PIE (Proto Indo-European), poetically at least it seems maybe Psammetichus's experiment wasn't far off.

    February 6, 2008