δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
πεφήσεται indic. fut. perf. med.-pass. 3 sing. van φαίνω.πεφήσεται indic. fut. perf. med.-pass. 3 sing. van θείνω.