king of kings

See also: King of Kings

English

Etymology

Attested in Middle English as king of kinges. An ancient formula which seems to have originated in a Semitic language of the Ancient Near East; see Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāhān-šāh, “king of kings”) for more.

Noun

king of kings (plural kings of kings)

A king who has other kings as subjects; an emperor.

Hyponyms

shahanshah

Translations

king who has other kings as subjects — See also translations at shahanshah

Akkadian: 𒈗𒊭𒈗𒈨𒌍 (šar šarrāni)
Ancient Greek: βασιλεύς τῶν βασιλέων (basileús tôn basiléōn)
Armenian:
Old Armenian: թագաւորաց թագաւոր (tʿagaworacʿ tʿagawor), արքայից արքայ (arkʿayicʿ arkʿay)
French: roi des rois
German: König der Könige

Hebrew: מלך המלכים‎ (melech ha-m'lachim)
Italian: re dei re
Latin: rex regum
Persian: شاهنشاه‎ (fa) (šāhanšāh)
Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāhān-šāh)

Old Persian: 𐏋 𐏐 𐏋𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 (XŠ XŠ-a-n-a-m)

Proper noun

king of kings

The title of an individual king who has other kings as subjects; in particular:
1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ.
  - 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Revelation, 17:14:
    These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

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