lydkung

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From lyda (“to obey”) +‎ kung.

Noun

lydkung c

  1. a vassal king, a client king (king subordinate to another ruler)
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Andra Samuelsboken [2 Samuel] 10:19”, in Bibel 2000‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 February 2026:
      När Hadadesers alla lydkungar insåg att de var besegrade slöt de fred med israeliterna.
      When all of Hadadezer's vassal kings realized that they had been defeated, they made peace with the Israelites.
    • 2011, Tord Fornberg, “Vem bar ansvaret för Jesu död? [Who bears the responsibility for the death of Jesus?]”, in Signum‎[2], number 2, archived from the original on 9 February 2026:
      Lydkungen Herodes Antipas […] betraktade Jesus med stor misstänksamhet.
      The client king Herod Antipas regarded Jesus with great suspicion.

Declension

Declension of lydkung
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lydkung lydkungs
definite lydkungen lydkungens
plural indefinite lydkungar lydkungars
definite lydkungarna lydkungarnas

See also

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