καμινεύω
From LSJ
μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → not to be born is, past all prizing, best | not to be born excels the whole account | not to be born exceeds every possible estimate | not to be born is, beyond all estimation, best | never to have lived is best | not to be born is best of all
English (LSJ)
A heat in a furnace, Arist.Mir.833b25, Thphr. Lap.69, etc.; σίδηρος καμινευόμενος Str.5.2.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1317] im Ofen schmelzen, löthen u. dgl., im Feuer arbeiten; σίδηρος καμινευόμενος Strab. V, 224; λίθος, γύψος, Theophr.