νὺξ μὲν ἐμὸν κατέχει ζωῆς φάος ὑπνοδοτείρη → sleep-giving night hath quenched my light of life | sleep-giving night covers my light of life | night, the giver of sleep, holds the light of my life
lasting: P. and V. χρόνιος.
strong, fierce: P. ἰσχυρός.
hard to resist: P. and V. δύσμαχος, V. δυσπάλαιστος.