περιολισθάνω
From LSJ
δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
English (LSJ)
A slip about. Hp.Art.47; slip away all round, Id.VM 22. cf. D.H. 14.10 ; ναῦς π. slips off the engine, Plu.Marc.15 ; τὰ βέλη π. ἀπὸ [τῶν βυρσῶν] glance off them, J.BJ3.7.10: metaph., ἡδονὴ π. εἰς τὸ σῶμα (v.l. for δι-) Plu.2.1089d : later περιολισθ-ολισθαίνω, metaph., wander, stray from the point, Plot.2.2.1.
