Translation of "occidebantur" into English

third-person plural imperfect passive indicative of occīdō "they were felled, they were cut to the ground; they were beaten, they were smashed, they were crushed" "they were killed, they were slain, they were slaughtered" ( by extension ) "they were plagued to death, they were tortured, they were tormented, they were pestered" ( by extension ) "they were ruined, they were undone"