TBESG:ὀλέκωto destroyepic imperf. ὄλεκον, ionic ὀλέκεσκον, like ὄλλυμι, to ruin, destroy, kill , [8th/7th c.BC, var. datesTragica Adespota:—;Pass. to perish, die , esp. a violent death, ὀλέκοντο δὲ λαοί [8th/7th c.BC] (ML)