Zechariah 5 in the early church
[Vulgate: Zacharias]
24 passages quote, allude to, or echo Zechariah 5, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Zechariah 5:1
Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 5:1 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Zech 5:1 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 42.11.17 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Zech 5:1 | Letter 125.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Zech 5:1 | Homilies on Matthew 11.4 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
Zechariah 5:7
And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 5:7 | PG 12:1139 (Ps 4 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Zech 5:7 | PG 12:1469 (Ps 57 LXX) · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Zech 5:7 | Homily on Isaiah 6 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Zech 5:7 | Homilies on Exodus 4.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Zech 5:7 | Homilies on Exodus 6.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Zech 5:7–8 | Against Celsus 6.26 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Zech 5:7 | Commentary on Matthew 14.10 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Zech 5:7 | Commentary on Romans 5.6 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Zech 5:7–8 | Oration 16.19 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Zech 5:7 | On Virginity 18 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–371 |
| Zech 5:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 5.4.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Zech 5:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 20.14.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Zech 5:7 | Homilies on Matthew 38.2 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Zech 5:7 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 1.27.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Zech 5:7 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 35.9.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Zech 5:7 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.29.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Zech 5:7–8 | Commentary on Daniel 5, scholion 22 · Polychronius of Apamea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 400-430 |
| Zech 5:7 | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 7 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Zechariah 5:8
“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zech 5:8 | Homilies on Exodus 6.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Zech 5:8 | Commentary on Matthew 14.10 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |