τὴν ἐρημίαν τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν → seeing that there would be none to hinder him
Ar. and P. φαρμάσσειν, P. γοητεύειν, κατεπᾴδειν.
charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν (Plato), θέλγειν (Plato but rare P.), P. κατακηλεῖν (Plato).