Heraclitus (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.
71 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellanies 5.9.59 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.13.88 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.14.104 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.14.111 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.14.115 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 5.14.140 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 6.2.17 · Clement of Alexandria | — | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Against Marcion 2.28 · Tertullian | B60 | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| On the Soul 2 · Tertullian | frag. B45 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 3 · Tertullian | — | echo, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 5 · Tertullian | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 9 · Tertullian | — | echo, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 14 · Tertullian | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 15 · Tertullian | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| On the Soul 17 · Tertullian | — | echo, low confidence | ca. 210 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 5.8.42 · Hippolytus of Rome | fragment 25 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 5.16.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | fragment 36 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 6.9.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 6.26.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | fragment 94 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.2 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 50 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.2 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 51 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 52 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 53 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.5 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 54 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.5 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 55 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.9.6 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 56 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 54 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 55 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.2 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 57 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 58 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 59 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 60 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.5 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 61 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.6 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 62 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.6 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 63 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.7 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 64 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.7 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 66 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.8 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 67 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 9.10.9 · Hippolytus of Rome | frag. 67 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Refutation of All Heresies 10.6.4 · Hippolytus of Rome | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Against Celsus 1.5 · Origen | frag. 5 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 5.14 · Origen | B96 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 5.24 · Origen | B96 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 6.12 · Origen | frag. 78 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 6.12 · Origen | frag. 79 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 6.13 · Origen | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 6.42 · Origen | frag. 80 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 7.62 · Origen | frag. 5 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against Celsus 7.65 · Origen | frag. 5 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Against the Nations 2.9 · Arnobius of Sicca | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 297–303 |
| Against the Nations 5.29 · Arnobius of Sicca | fr. 15 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 297–303 |
| Divine Institutes 2.9.18 · Lactantius | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 2.3.36 · Eusebius of Caesarea | frag. 27 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 2.3.37 · Eusebius of Caesarea | frag. 14 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 7.12.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 8.14.67 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. 118 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 11.11.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | B 91 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 11.11.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | B 76 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 11.19.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | B 1 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.31 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 30–31 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.39 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 13.13.42 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 32–34 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.3.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 14.14.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 15.20.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 12 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 15.24.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | fr. B 3 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Preparation for the Gospel 15.54.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | — | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus | — | allusion, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ancoratus 104.1 · Epiphanius of Salamis | B127 | quotation, medium confidence | 374 |