εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ → if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun
journey: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ.
travels abroad: P. and V. ἐκδημία, ἡ, P. ἀποδημία, ἡ.