Greek Calends
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Never. To defer anything to the Greek Calends is to defer it sine die. There were no calends in the Greek months. See NEVER.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Greek Calends” mean?
Never. To defer anything to the Greek Calends is to defer it sine die. There were no calends in the Greek months. See NEVER.
Is “Greek Calends” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.