Theognis (elegies) 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.

Elegiac poems, cited by line.

8 passages cite it, in date order.

PassageCitesKindDate
Miscellanies 6.2.8 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.2.11 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.2.14 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Miscellanies 6.2.18 · Clement of Alexandria—quotation, medium confidenceca. 198–203
Preparation for the Gospel 12.2.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea77–78quotation, high confidenceca. 313–324
Letter 45 · Gregory of Nazianzus643-644quotation, high confidenceca. 360–390
Homilies 22.2 · Basil of Caesarea157allusion, high confidenceca. 363-378
Homilies 22.8 · Basil of Caesarea1155quotation, high confidenceca. 363-378