[Lexicog] The meaning of "of"

[Fritz Goerling]

The analysis of  'of' as a meaningless syntactic element is certainly not a
valid one.

(I refer to Ronald W. Langacker. 2000. Grammar and Conceptualization, pp.
73-90) (Walter de Gruyter:  Berlin)

 

How do English dictionaries handle cases like?:

 

The King of England (as opposed to the English King)

The Son of God (certainly not in the physical sense)

John of Gaunt

the sons of light, the sons of darkness (= biblical idiom expressing "having
the character of")

the love of God (= subjective vs. objective genitive according to context,
i.e. it can mean "God loves us" or "we love God")

the father of all lies

the love of money

Jack of all trades

other constructions with 'of' ?

 

How could a differentiated and comprehensive entry of 'of' in a monolingual
English dictionary look like?

How would other languages express these constructions?

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