τὴν ἐρημίαν τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν → seeing that there would be none to hinder him
épq. θανέειν;inf. ao.2 de θνῄσκω.
θᾰνεῖν: απαρ. αόρ. βʹ του θνῄσκω.