δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
P. σφοδρότης, ἡ, προπέτεια, ἡ.
zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.
rush: P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ, Ar. and P. ῥύμη, ἡ.
