Περὶ ὀρθογραφίας
Aelius Herodianus
Aelius Herodianus, Περὶ ὀρθογραφίας, Grammatici Graeci 3.2, Lentz, Teubner, 1868
ἐλεινόϲ: διὰ τῆϲ ει διφθόγγου. ὥϲπερ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ δέοϲ δεεινόϲ καὶ κατὰ κρᾶϲιν τοῦ ε καὶ τῆϲ ει διφθόγγου εἰϲ τὴν ει δίφθογγον δεινόϲ, οὕτω καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἔλεοϲ γίνεται ἐλεεινόϲ καὶ κράϲει ἐλεινόϲ.