Instruxi

Instruxi is a Latin verb form, specifically the first-person singular perfect active indicative of instruere, meaning to draw up, arrange, train, or instruct. The principal parts of the verb are instruo, instruere, instruxi, instructum. From the perfect stem instrux- the form instruxi is built with the standard perfect endings, yielding instruxi for “I instructed” or “I drew up.”

Etymology and meaning: instruere combines the prefix in- with struere (to pile up, build, arrange), leading to senses such as to set in order, train, or teach. In classical Latin, instruxi commonly conveys completed action: having instructed someone, having drawn up a plan, or having organized a group or procedure. It can denote both pedagogical instruction and the preparation or drafting of something.

Usage: Instruxi appears in manuscripts and inscriptions where a speaker asserts a completed act of instructing or drafting. It governs a direct object in the accusative when the action is teaching or educating (e.g., discipulos “the students”) and can be used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to specify the domain of instruction (for example, Latine “in Latin”). Other forms in the same conjugation include instruxisti (you instructed), instruxit (he/she/it instructed), and instruximus (we instructed).

Examples:

- Ego instruxi discipulos Latine. (I instructed the students in Latin.)

- Instruxi consilium. (I drew up a plan.)

In modern scholarly usage, instruxi is encountered primarily in discussions of Latin verb morphology and classical texts, where it illustrates the perfect active system of instruere.