ὀλέκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the term derives from the root Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- with a k-enlargement. For comparison, see terms such as ἐρύκω (erúkō). Etymologically, the term is related to ὄλλυμι (óllumi).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.lé.kɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈle.ko/

Verb

ὀλέκω • (olékō)

to kill, destroy, or ruin

Inflection

Present: ὀλέκω, ὀλέκομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλέκω	ὀλέκεις	ὀλέκει	ὀλέκετον	ὀλέκετον	ὀλέκομεν	ὀλέκετε	ὀλέκουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀλέκω	ὀλέκῃς	ὀλέκῃ	ὀλέκητον	ὀλέκητον	ὀλέκωμεν	ὀλέκητε	ὀλέκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀλέκοιμῐ	ὀλέκοις	ὀλέκοι	ὀλέκοιτον	ὀλεκοίτην	ὀλέκοιμεν	ὀλέκοιτε	ὀλέκοιεν
	imperative		ὄλεκε	ὀλεκέτω	ὀλέκετον	ὀλεκέτων		ὀλέκετε	ὀλεκόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ὀλέκομαι	ὀλέκῃ, ὀλέκει	ὀλέκεται	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλεκόμεθᾰ	ὀλέκεσθε	ὀλέκονται
	subjunctive	ὀλέκωμαι	ὀλέκῃ	ὀλέκηται	ὀλέκησθον	ὀλέκησθον	ὀλεκώμεθᾰ	ὀλέκησθε	ὀλέκωνται
	optative	ὀλεκοίμην	ὀλέκοιο	ὀλέκοιτο	ὀλέκοισθον	ὀλεκοίσθην	ὀλεκοίμεθᾰ	ὀλέκοισθε	ὀλέκοιντο
	imperative		ὀλέκου	ὀλεκέσθω	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλεκέσθων		ὀλέκεσθε	ὀλεκέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὀλέκειν				ὀλέκεσθαι
participle	m	ὀλέκων				ὀλεκόμενος
	f	ὀλέκουσᾰ				ὀλεκομένη
	n	ὀλέκον				ὀλεκόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ὄλεκον, ὀλεκόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄλεκον	ὄλεκες	ὄλεκε(ν)	ὀλέκετον	ὀλεκέτην	ὀλέκομεν	ὀλέκετε	ὄλεκον
middle/passive	indicative	ὀλεκόμην	ὀλέκεο, ὀλέκευ	ὀλέκετο	ὀλέκεσθον	ὀλεκέσθην	ὀλεκόμε(σ)θᾰ	ὀλέκεσθε	ὀλέκοντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ὀλέκεσκον, ὀλεκεσκόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀλέκεσκον	ὀλέκεσκες	ὀλέκεσκε(ν)	ὀλεκέσκετον	ὀλεκεσκέτην	ὀλεκέσκομεν	ὀλεκέσκετε	ὀλέκεσκον
middle/passive	indicative	ὀλεκεσκόμην	ὀλεκέσκεο, ὀλεκέσκευ	ὀλεκέσκετο	ὀλεκέσκεσθον	ὀλεκεσκέσθην	ὀλεκεσκόμε(σ)θᾰ	ὀλεκέσκεσθε	ὀλεκέσκοντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Related terms

ὄλλυμι (óllumi)

References

“ὀλέκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ὀλέκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ὀλέκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ὀλέκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ὀλέκω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ὀλέκω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὄλλυμι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1069-1070