τὴν ἐρημίαν τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν → seeing that there would be none to hinder him
P. πλύσις, ἡ.
the art of washing: P. ἡ πλυντική (Plato).
purification: P. and V. καθαρμός, ὁ, P. κάθαρσις, ἡ, ἀπόλουσις, ἡ; see purification.