δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
v. trans.
Baffle: P. and V. σφάλλειν; see baffle.
Deceive: P. and V. ἀπατᾶν, ἐξαπατᾶν, κλέπτειν, P. παρακρούεσθαι, Ar. and V. δολοῦν; see deceive.