ὠκύμορος

A. quickly dying, dying early, of Achilles, Il. 1.417, 18.95, 458; ὠκυμορώτατος ἄλλων 1.505; of the suitors, Od. 1.266, al.; of φιτρός of Meleager, B. 5.141; in Epitaphs, Epigr.Gr. 527 (Beroea), 540 (Thrace), al.; so in later Prose, Ph. 2.45; of flowers, Philostr. Ep. 4: of things, transient, J. AJ 11.3.6, Ph. 1.478: neut. pl. as Adv., Supp.Epigr. 6.501 (Isaura).

II. Act., bringing a quick or early death, ἰοί Il. 15.441, Od. 22.75; φαρμάκων δυνάμεις Plu. Ant. 71; κώνειον ‐ώτατον Id. Dio 58.