δίλημμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δι- (di-) + λῆμμα (lēmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).

Noun

δίλημμα (genitive διλήμματος) n, third declension; (dilēmma)

1. a conclusion from two premises

References

• δίλημμα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• dilemma in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911