Democritus (fragments) in the early church
Texts outside the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. A bracket shows which other churches include a book in their Old Testament canon: RC = Roman Catholic, EO = Eastern Orthodox, ETH = Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo.
Fragments, cited by Diels–Kranz number.
33 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against Heresies 2.14.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Miscellanies 6.18.168 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| On the Soul 12 · Tertullian | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 15 · Tertullian | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 43 · Tertullian | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 51 · Tertullian | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 210 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 8.14.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 32 | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 10.7.5 · Hippolytus of Rome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Against Celsus 2.41 · Origen | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Divine Institutes 1.2.2 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.1.10 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.3.23 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.7.9 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.7.12 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.8.8 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Divine Institutes 7.13.7 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| On the Anger of God 10.33 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–314 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 6.7.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 6.7.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 7.12.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 10.4.23 · Eusebius of Caesarea | frag. B 299 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 30 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.3.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.14.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.23.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.27.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 118 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.27.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 119 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 15.34.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Epitome of the Divine Institutes 34.3 · Lactantius | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Epitome of the Divine Institutes 35.4 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Epitome of the Divine Institutes 65.6 · Lactantius | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Hexaemeron 1.2 · Basil of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370 |
| Letter 76.2 · Jerome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |