δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
subs.
P. and V. φύλαξ, ὁ, φρουρός, ὁ. Champion: P. and V. προστάτης, ὁ; see champion. Patron: Ar. and V. πρόξενος, ὁ. Tutelary protector: P. and V. ἐπίσκοπος, ὁ (Plat.); see tutelary. Saviour: P. and V. σωτήρ, ὁ.
