Epimenides (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.

15 passages cite it, in date order.

Passage	Cites	Kind	Date
Oration to the Greeks 27 · Tatian	—	echo, medium confidence	ca. 165–172
A Plea for the Christians 30 · Athenagoras	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 176–180
Miscellanies 1.14.59 · Clement of Alexandria	—	quotation, high confidence	ca. 198–203
On the Soul 20 · Tertullian	—	echo, medium confidence	ca. 210
On the Soul 44 · Tertullian	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 210
Homily on Luke 31 · Origen	—	quotation, high confidence	ca. 233–250
Homilies on Leviticus 5.7 · Origen	—	quotation, medium confidence	ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
On the Incarnation 42.4 · Athanasius of Alexandria	Cretica	quotation, low confidence	ca. 318–325
On the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia 39 · Athanasius of Alexandria	—	echo, medium confidence	359 (additions 361)
Letter 33.1 · Jerome	—	allusion, medium confidence	ca. 370–419
Letter 70.2 · Jerome	—	quotation, high confidence	ca. 370–419
Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 42.12.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis	—	quotation, high confidence	374-377
Against Jovinianus 1.9 · Jerome	—	allusion, high confidence	393
Against Faustus the Manichaean 19.2 · Augustine of Hippo	—	quotation, high confidence	ca. 398–400
Apology against Jerome 2.20 · Rufinus of Aquileia	—	allusion, low confidence	ca. 401