κηροπλαστέω

A. mould of or in wax, Hp. Art. 62; κ. Ἔρωτα Eub. 41; mould as in wax, ἐκηροπλάστεεν τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἡ φύσις Aret. SD 2.13.

2. make wax cells, D.S. 17.75, 19.2.